What color is #877935?

#877935 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877935?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 53: 135 red, 121 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877935?

The complementary color is #354387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877935?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877935 color

#877935 rgb(135, 121, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877935 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 20.8% blue (135, 121, 53).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 44% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 61% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#877935 color codes

HEX	`#877935`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 44%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 61%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, -3.57, 38.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 38.66, 95.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.472, 19.083, 6.131)`
Decimal	`8878389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877935, 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 #877935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #877935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877935; }
.text { color: #877935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877935, #6c8735); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #877935?: #877935 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877935?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 53: 135 red, 121 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877935?: The complementary color is #354387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877935?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.