What color is #877B5E?

#877B5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877B5E?

The RGB value is 135, 123, 94: 135 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877B5E?

The complementary color is #5E6A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877B5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877B5E color

#877B5E rgb(135, 123, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877B5E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.2% green and 36.9% blue (135, 123, 94).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#877B5E color codes

HEX	`#877B5E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 123, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.98, -0.17, 17.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.98, 17.56, 90.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.095, 20.126, 13.466)`
Decimal	`8878942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877B5E, 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 #877B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #877B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877b5e; }
.text { color: #877b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 123 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877b5e, #7f875e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877B5E?: #877B5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877B5E?: The RGB value is 135, 123, 94: 135 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877B5E?: The complementary color is #5E6A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877B5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.