What color is #877F5C?

#877F5C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877F5C?

The RGB value is 135, 127, 92: 135 red, 127 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877F5C?

The complementary color is #5C6487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877F5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877F5C color

#877F5C rgb(135, 127, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877F5C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49.8% green and 36.1% blue (135, 127, 92).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% 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 5.22:1).

#877F5C color codes

HEX	`#877F5C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 127, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, -2.72, 20.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 20.35, 97.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.513, 21.103, 13.168)`
Decimal	`8879964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877F5C, 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 #877F5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877F5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #877F5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877f5c; }
.text { color: #877f5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877f5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 127 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877f5c, #79875c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #877F5C?: #877F5C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877F5C?: The RGB value is 135, 127, 92: 135 red, 127 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877F5C?: The complementary color is #5C6487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877F5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.