What color is #87793D?

#87793D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87793D?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 61: 135 red, 121 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87793D?

The complementary color is #3D4B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87793D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87793D color

#87793D rgb(135, 121, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #87793D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 23.9% blue (135, 121, 61).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 55% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#87793D color codes

HEX	`#87793D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 55%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 55%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, -2.89, 34.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 34.62, 94.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.672, 19.163, 7.182)`
Decimal	`8878397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87793D, 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 #87793D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87793D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #87793D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87793d; }
.text { color: #87793d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87793d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87793d, #70873d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #87793D?: #87793D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87793D?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 61: 135 red, 121 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87793D?: The complementary color is #3D4B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87793D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.