Information about #878373 color

#878373 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #878373 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 131, 115) — 52.9% red, 51.4% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 8 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #878373 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pravda (#888071). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Castle Rock (#858477) and Half Sandstone (#8B8176).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 131, 115) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #878373 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#878373 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#878373 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #878373

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pravda color link
Pravda

#888071

Castle Rock color link
Castle Rock

#858477

Taupe Grey color link
Taupe Grey

#898478

Schist color link
Schist

#87876F

Portland color link
Portland

#847E71

Americano color link
Americano

#8A7D72

Stonewashed color link
Stonewashed

#8D8072

Friar Grey color link
Friar Grey

#86837A

Hurricane color link
Hurricane

#8B7E77

Piston color link
Piston

#8C846D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#878373
  • RGB135, 131, 115
  • CMYK0, 2, 8, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 131, 115)
  • HSL48°, 8%, 49%
  • HSL Precise48°, 8%, 49.02%
  • HSV48°, 15%, 53%
  • HSB48°, 15%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.514, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.514, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.514, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID878373
  • DECIMAL ID8881011
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01