What color is #887F56?

#887F56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887F56?

The RGB value is 136, 127, 86: 136 red, 127 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887F56?

The complementary color is #565F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887F56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887F56 color

#887F56 rgb(136, 127, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #887F56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49.8% green and 33.7% blue (136, 127, 86).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% 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 5.22:1).

#887F56 color codes

HEX	`#887F56`
RGB	`rgb(136, 127, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, -3.09, 23.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 23.76, 97.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.423, 21.085, 11.849)`
Decimal	`8945494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887F56, 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 #887F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #887F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887f56; }
.text { color: #887f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 127 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887f56, #788856); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #887F56?: #887F56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887F56?: The RGB value is 136, 127, 86: 136 red, 127 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887F56?: The complementary color is #565F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887F56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.