What color is #877B42?

#877B42 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 #877B42?

The RGB value is 135, 123, 66: 135 red, 123 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877B42?

The complementary color is #424E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877B42?

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.

#877B42 color

#877B42 rgb(135, 123, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877B42 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.2% green and 25.9% blue (135, 123, 66).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 51% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#877B42 color codes

HEX	`#877B42`
RGB	`rgb(135, 123, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 51%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, -3.54, 32.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 32.8, 96.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.059, 19.711, 8.007)`
Decimal	`8878914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877B42, 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 #877B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877B42 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 #877B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877b42; }
.text { color: #877b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 123 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877b42, #718742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #877B42?: #877B42 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 #877B42?: The RGB value is 135, 123, 66: 135 red, 123 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877B42?: The complementary color is #424E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877B42?: 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.