What color is #877C39?

#877C39 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877C39?

The RGB value is 135, 124, 57: 135 red, 124 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877C39?

The complementary color is #394487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877C39?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877C39 color

#877C39 rgb(135, 124, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #877C39 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.6% green and 22.4% blue (135, 124, 57).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 41% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 58% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#877C39 color codes

HEX	`#877C39`
RGB	`rgb(135, 124, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 41%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 58%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 58%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, -4.92, 37.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 37.82, 97.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.938, 19.862, 6.759)`
Decimal	`8879161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877C39, 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 #877C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #877C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877c39; }
.text { color: #877c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 124 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877c39, #6b8739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #877C39?: #877C39 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877C39?: The RGB value is 135, 124, 57: 135 red, 124 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877C39?: The complementary color is #394487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877C39?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.