What color is #878F59?

#878F59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878F59?

The RGB value is 135, 143, 89: 135 red, 143 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878F59?

The complementary color is #61598F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878F59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878F59 color

#878F59 rgb(135, 143, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #878F59 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.1% green and 34.9% blue (135, 143, 89).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#878F59 color codes

HEX	`#878F59`
RGB	`rgb(135, 143, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, -11.93, 27.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 30.24, 113.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.617, 25.517, 13.236)`
Decimal	`8884057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878F59, 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 #878F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #878F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878f59; }
.text { color: #878f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 143 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878f59, #6c8f59); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #878F59?: #878F59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878F59?: The RGB value is 135, 143, 89: 135 red, 143 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878F59?: The complementary color is #61598F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878F59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.