What color is #887F61?

#887F61 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 #887F61?

The RGB value is 136, 127, 97: 136 red, 127 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887F61?

The complementary color is #616A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887F61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887F61 color

#887F61 rgb(136, 127, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #887F61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49.8% green and 38% blue (136, 127, 97).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 29% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#887F61 color codes

HEX	`#887F61`
RGB	`rgb(136, 127, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 29%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, -1.59, 17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 17.65, 95.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.901, 21.277, 14.365)`
Decimal	`8945505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887F61, 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 #887F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #887F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887f61; }
.text { color: #887f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 127 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887f61, #7d8861); }

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Questions

What color is #887F61?: #887F61 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 #887F61?: The RGB value is 136, 127, 97: 136 red, 127 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887F61?: The complementary color is #616A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887F61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.