What color is #878972?

#878972 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878972?

The RGB value is 135, 137, 114: 135 red, 137 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878972?

The complementary color is #747289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878972 color

#878972 rgb(135, 137, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878972 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 53.7% green and 44.7% blue (135, 137, 114).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#878972 color codes

HEX	`#878972`
RGB	`rgb(135, 137, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 53.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.34, -4.95, 12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.34, 13.09, 112.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.974, 24.257, 19.441)`
Decimal	`8882546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878972, 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 #878972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #878972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878972; }
.text { color: #878972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 137 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878972, #7c8972); }

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Questions

What color is #878972?: #878972 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878972?: The RGB value is 135, 137, 114: 135 red, 137 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878972?: The complementary color is #747289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.