What color is #877F57?

#877F57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877F57?

The RGB value is 135, 127, 87: 135 red, 127 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877F57?

The complementary color is #575F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877F57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877F57 color

#877F57 rgb(135, 127, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #877F57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49.8% green and 34.1% blue (135, 127, 87).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 36% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#877F57 color codes

HEX	`#877F57`
RGB	`rgb(135, 127, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.97, -3.39, 22.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.97, 23.13, 98.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.302, 21.018, 12.055)`
Decimal	`8879959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877F57, 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 #877F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #877F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877f57; }
.text { color: #877f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 127 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877f57, #778757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877F57?: #877F57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877F57?: The RGB value is 135, 127, 87: 135 red, 127 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877F57?: The complementary color is #575F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877F57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.