What color is #877557?

#877557 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877557?

The RGB value is 135, 117, 87: 135 red, 117 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877557?

The complementary color is #576987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877557?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877557 color

#877557 rgb(135, 117, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877557 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.9% green and 34.1% blue (135, 117, 87).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 36% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#877557 color codes

HEX	`#877557`
RGB	`rgb(135, 117, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, 2.3, 19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 19.29, 83.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.074, 18.562, 11.646)`
Decimal	`8877399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877557, 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 #877557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #877557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877557; }
.text { color: #877557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 117 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877557, #818757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877557?: #877557 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877557?: The RGB value is 135, 117, 87: 135 red, 117 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877557?: The complementary color is #576987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877557?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.