What color is #877D4C?

#877D4C 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 #877D4C?

The RGB value is 135, 125, 76: 135 red, 125 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877D4C?

The complementary color is #4C5687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877D4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877D4C color

#877D4C rgb(135, 125, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877D4C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49% green and 29.8% blue (135, 125, 76).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 44% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#877D4C color codes

HEX	`#877D4C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 125, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 44%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 44%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.22, -3.61, 28.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.22, 28.28, 97.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.63, 20.341, 9.781)`
Decimal	`8879436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877D4C, 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 #877D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877D4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #877D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877d4c; }
.text { color: #877d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 125 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877d4c, #73874c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877D4C?: #877D4C 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 #877D4C?: The RGB value is 135, 125, 76: 135 red, 125 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877D4C?: The complementary color is #4C5687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877D4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.