What color is #878B46?

#878B46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878B46?

The RGB value is 135, 139, 70: 135 red, 139 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878B46?

The complementary color is #4A468B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878B46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878B46 color

#878B46 rgb(135, 139, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878B46 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.5% green and 27.5% blue (135, 139, 70).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 33% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#878B46 color codes

HEX	`#878B46`
RGB	`rgb(135, 139, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 33%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 50%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.15, -11.95, 36.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.15, 38.03, 108.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.33, 24.059, 9.366)`
Decimal	`8883014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878B46, 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 #878B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #878B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878b46; }
.text { color: #878b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 139 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878b46, #658b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #878B46?: #878B46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878B46?: The RGB value is 135, 139, 70: 135 red, 139 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878B46?: The complementary color is #4A468B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878B46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.