What color is #878D47?

#878D47 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 #878D47?

The RGB value is 135, 141, 71: 135 red, 141 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878D47?

The complementary color is #4D478D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878D47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878D47 color

#878D47 rgb(135, 141, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878D47 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 55.3% green and 27.8% blue (135, 141, 71).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#878D47 color codes

HEX	`#878D47`
RGB	`rgb(135, 141, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 55.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 50%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.74, -12.93, 36.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.74, 38.53, 109.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.654, 24.656, 9.631)`
Decimal	`8883527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878D47, 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 #878D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #878D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878d47; }
.text { color: #878d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 141 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878d47, #648d47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #878D47?: #878D47 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 #878D47?: The RGB value is 135, 141, 71: 135 red, 141 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878D47?: The complementary color is #4D478D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878D47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.