What color is #878F71?

#878F71 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 #878F71?

The RGB value is 135, 143, 113: 135 red, 143 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878F71?

The complementary color is #79718F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878F71 color

#878F71 rgb(135, 143, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #878F71 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.1% green and 44.3% blue (135, 143, 113).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#878F71 color codes

HEX	`#878F71`
RGB	`rgb(135, 143, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.03, -8.43, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.03, 17.23, 119.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.794, 25.988, 19.435)`
Decimal	`8884081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878F71, 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 #878F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #878F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878f71; }
.text { color: #878f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 143 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878f71, #788f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #878F71?: #878F71 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 #878F71?: The RGB value is 135, 143, 113: 135 red, 143 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878F71?: The complementary color is #79718F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.