What color is #877E56?

#877E56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877E56?

The RGB value is 135, 126, 86: 135 red, 126 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877E56?

The complementary color is #565F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877E56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877E56 color

#877E56 rgb(135, 126, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877E56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49.4% green and 33.7% blue (135, 126, 86).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#877E56 color codes

HEX	`#877E56`
RGB	`rgb(135, 126, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, -2.96, 23.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 23.23, 97.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.133, 20.745, 11.799)`
Decimal	`8879702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877E56, 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 #877E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #877E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877e56; }
.text { color: #877e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 126 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877e56, #788756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877E56?: #877E56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877E56?: The RGB value is 135, 126, 86: 135 red, 126 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877E56?: The complementary color is #565F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877E56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.