What color is #877A54?

#877A54 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877A54?

The RGB value is 135, 122, 84: 135 red, 122 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877A54?

The complementary color is #546187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877A54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877A54 color

#877A54 rgb(135, 122, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877A54 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.8% green and 32.9% blue (135, 122, 84).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 38% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#877A54 color codes

HEX	`#877A54`
RGB	`rgb(135, 122, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 38%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 38%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, -0.95, 22.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 22.67, 92.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.552, 19.711, 11.213)`
Decimal	`8878676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877A54, 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 #877A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #877A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877a54; }
.text { color: #877a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 122 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877a54, #7a8754); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877A54?: #877A54 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877A54?: The RGB value is 135, 122, 84: 135 red, 122 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877A54?: The complementary color is #546187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877A54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.