What color is #878B64?

#878B64 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 #878B64?

The RGB value is 135, 139, 100: 135 red, 139 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878B64?

The complementary color is #68648B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878B64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878B64 color

#878B64 rgb(135, 139, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878B64 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.5% green and 39.2% blue (135, 139, 100).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% 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 5.91:1).

#878B64 color codes

HEX	`#878B64`
RGB	`rgb(135, 139, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.62, -8.25, 20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.62, 22.03, 112)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.524, 24.536, 15.656)`
Decimal	`8883044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878B64, 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 #878B64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878B64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #878B64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878b64; }
.text { color: #878b64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878b64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 139 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878b64, #748b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #878B64?: #878B64 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 #878B64?: The RGB value is 135, 139, 100: 135 red, 139 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878B64?: The complementary color is #68648B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878B64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.