What color is #877C4E?

#877C4E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877C4E?

The RGB value is 135, 124, 78: 135 red, 124 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877C4E?

The complementary color is #4E5987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877C4E?

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.

#877C4E color

#877C4E rgb(135, 124, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877C4E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.6% green and 30.6% blue (135, 124, 78).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#877C4E color codes

HEX	`#877C4E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 124, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.97, -2.81, 26.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.97, 26.77, 96.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.575, 20.117, 10.111)`
Decimal	`8879182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877C4E, 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 #877C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877C4E 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 #877C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877c4e; }
.text { color: #877c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 124 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877c4e, #75874e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877C4E?: #877C4E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877C4E?: The RGB value is 135, 124, 78: 135 red, 124 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877C4E?: The complementary color is #4E5987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877C4E?: 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.