What color is #877E57?

#877E57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877E57?

The RGB value is 135, 126, 87: 135 red, 126 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877E57?

The complementary color is #576087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877E57?

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.

#877E57 color

#877E57 rgb(135, 126, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877E57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49.4% green and 34.1% blue (135, 126, 87).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 44% 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 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#877E57 color codes

HEX	`#877E57`
RGB	`rgb(135, 126, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.69, -2.83, 22.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.69, 22.68, 97.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.173, 20.761, 12.012)`
Decimal	`8879703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877E57, 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 #877E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877E57 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 #877E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877e57; }
.text { color: #877e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 126 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877e57, #788757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877E57?: #877E57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877E57?: The RGB value is 135, 126, 87: 135 red, 126 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877E57?: The complementary color is #576087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877E57?: 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.