What color is #878D65?

#878D65 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878D65?

The RGB value is 135, 141, 101: 135 red, 141 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878D65?

The complementary color is #6B658D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878D65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878D65 color

#878D65 rgb(135, 141, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #878D65 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 55.3% green and 39.6% blue (135, 141, 101).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#878D65 color codes

HEX	`#878D65`
RGB	`rgb(135, 141, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 55.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, -9.2, 20.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 22.62, 114)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.865, 25.14, 16.01)`
Decimal	`8883557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878D65, 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 #878D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #878D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878d65; }
.text { color: #878d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 141 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878d65, #738d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #878D65?: #878D65 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878D65?: The RGB value is 135, 141, 101: 135 red, 141 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878D65?: The complementary color is #6B658D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878D65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.