What color is #877F60?

#877F60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877F60?

The RGB value is 135, 127, 96: 135 red, 127 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877F60?

The complementary color is #606887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877F60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877F60 color

#877F60 rgb(135, 127, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877F60 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49.8% green and 37.6% blue (135, 127, 96).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#877F60 color codes

HEX	`#877F60`
RGB	`rgb(135, 127, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.14, -2.15, 17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.14, 18.12, 96.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.692, 21.175, 14.114)`
Decimal	`8879968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877F60, 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 #877F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #877F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877f60; }
.text { color: #877f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 127 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877f60, #7c8760); }

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Questions

What color is #877F60?: #877F60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877F60?: The RGB value is 135, 127, 96: 135 red, 127 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877F60?: The complementary color is #606887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877F60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.