What color is #878869?

#878869 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878869?

The RGB value is 135, 136, 105: 135 red, 136 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878869?

The complementary color is #6A6988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878869?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878869 color

#878869 rgb(135, 136, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878869 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 53.3% green and 41.2% blue (135, 136, 105).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#878869 color codes

HEX	`#878869`
RGB	`rgb(135, 136, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 53.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 23%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.87, -5.85, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.87, 17.58, 109.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.346, 23.779, 16.827)`
Decimal	`8882281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878869, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #878869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #878869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878869; }
.text { color: #878869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 136 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878869, #778869); }

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Questions

What color is #878869?: #878869 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878869?: The RGB value is 135, 136, 105: 135 red, 136 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878869?: The complementary color is #6A6988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878869?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.