What color is #87971B?

#87971B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Snakes in the Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87971B?

The RGB value is 135, 151, 27: 135 red, 151 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87971B?

The complementary color is #2B1B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87971B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87971B color

#87971B rgb(135, 151, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #87971B is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.2% green and 10.6% blue (135, 151, 27).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 70% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Snakes in the Grass (#889717), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#87971B color codes

HEX	`#87971B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 151, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 70%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 82%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 82%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, -21.11, 57.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 61.05, 110.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.257, 27.364, 5.199)`
Decimal	`8886043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87971B, 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 #87971B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87971B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #87971B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87971b; }
.text { color: #87971b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87971b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 151 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87971b, #49971b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #87971B?: #87971B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Snakes in the Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87971B?: The RGB value is 135, 151, 27: 135 red, 151 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87971B?: The complementary color is #2B1B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87971B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.