What color is #878C6F?

#878C6F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878C6F?

The RGB value is 135, 140, 111: 135 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878C6F?

The complementary color is #746F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878C6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878C6F color

#878C6F rgb(135, 140, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #878C6F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.9% green and 43.5% blue (135, 140, 111).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#878C6F color codes

HEX	`#878C6F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 140, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, -7.11, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 16.52, 115.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.239, 25.055, 18.7)`
Decimal	`8883311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878C6F, 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 #878C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #878C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878c6f; }
.text { color: #878c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 140 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878c6f, #798c6f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #878C6F?: #878C6F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878C6F?: The RGB value is 135, 140, 111: 135 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878C6F?: The complementary color is #746F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878C6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.