What color is #887B3B?

#887B3B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887B3B?

The RGB value is 136, 123, 59: 136 red, 123 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887B3B?

The complementary color is #3B4888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887B3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887B3B color

#887B3B rgb(136, 123, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #887B3B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 48.2% green and 23.1% blue (136, 123, 59).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 39% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 57% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#887B3B color codes

HEX	`#887B3B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 123, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 48.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 39%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 57%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 57%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, -3.74, 36.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 36.5, 95.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.026, 19.717, 6.993)`
Decimal	`8944443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887B3B, 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 #887B3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887B3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #887B3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887b3b; }
.text { color: #887b3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887b3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 123 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887b3b, #6f883b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #887B3B?: #887B3B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887B3B?: The RGB value is 136, 123, 59: 136 red, 123 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887B3B?: The complementary color is #3B4888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887B3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.