What color is #878A6B?

#878A6B 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 #878A6B?

The RGB value is 135, 138, 107: 135 red, 138 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878A6B?

The complementary color is #6E6B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878A6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878A6B color

#878A6B rgb(135, 138, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878A6B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.1% green and 42% blue (135, 138, 107).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#878A6B color codes

HEX	`#878A6B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 138, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, -6.64, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 17.58, 112.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.734, 24.39, 17.47)`
Decimal	`8882795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878A6B, 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 #878A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #878A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878a6b; }
.text { color: #878a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 138 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878a6b, #788a6b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #878A6B?: #878A6B 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 #878A6B?: The RGB value is 135, 138, 107: 135 red, 138 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878A6B?: The complementary color is #6E6B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878A6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.