What color is #878B61?

#878B61 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 #878B61?

The RGB value is 135, 139, 97: 135 red, 139 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878B61?

The complementary color is #65618B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878B61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878B61 color

#878B61 rgb(135, 139, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878B61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.5% green and 38% blue (135, 139, 97).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#878B61 color codes

HEX	`#878B61`
RGB	`rgb(135, 139, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.56, -8.69, 22.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.56, 23.69, 111.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.382, 24.479, 14.906)`
Decimal	`8883041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878B61, 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 #878B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #878B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878b61; }
.text { color: #878b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 139 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878b61, #728b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #878B61?: #878B61 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 #878B61?: The RGB value is 135, 139, 97: 135 red, 139 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878B61?: The complementary color is #65618B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878B61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.