What color is #878F76?

#878F76 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878F76?

The RGB value is 135, 143, 118: 135 red, 143 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878F76?

The complementary color is #7E768F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878F76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878F76 color

#878F76 rgb(135, 143, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #878F76 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.1% green and 46.3% blue (135, 143, 118).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#878F76 color codes

HEX	`#878F76`
RGB	`rgb(135, 143, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, -7.59, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 14.49, 121.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.084, 26.104, 20.958)`
Decimal	`8884086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878F76, 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 #878F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #878F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878f76; }
.text { color: #878f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 143 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878f76, #7a8f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #878F76?: #878F76 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878F76?: The RGB value is 135, 143, 118: 135 red, 143 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878F76?: The complementary color is #7E768F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878F76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.