What color is #878F79?

#878F79 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878F79?

The RGB value is 135, 143, 121: 135 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878F79?

The complementary color is #81798F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878F79 color

#878F79 rgb(135, 143, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878F79 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.1% green and 47.5% blue (135, 143, 121).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#878F79 color codes

HEX	`#878F79`
RGB	`rgb(135, 143, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.2, -7.08, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.2, 12.86, 123.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.265, 26.176, 21.912)`
Decimal	`8884089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878F79, 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 #878F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #878F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878f79; }
.text { color: #878f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 143 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878f79, #7c8f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #878F79?: #878F79 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878F79?: The RGB value is 135, 143, 121: 135 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878F79?: The complementary color is #81798F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.