What color is #875F42?

#875F42 is a desaturated orange known as Cocoa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cocoa?

The RGB value is 135, 95, 66: 135 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cocoa?

The complementary color is #426A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cocoa color: hex code #875F42

#875F42 rgb(135, 95, 66)

Shades of brown

Cocoa has the hex code #875F42. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 37.3% green and 25.9% blue (135, 95, 66).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 51% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

Cocoa (#875F42) color codes

HEX	`#875F42`
RGB	`rgb(135, 95, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 37.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 51%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.84, 12.67, 23.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.84, 26.27, 61.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.068, 13.73, 7.01)`
Decimal	`8871746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cocoa, 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 #875F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	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 #875F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875f42; }
.text { color: #875f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 95 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875f42, #878242); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

See #875F42 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #875F42?: #875F42 is a desaturated orange known as Cocoa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cocoa?: The RGB value is 135, 95, 66: 135 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cocoa?: The complementary color is #426A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.