What color is #873F30?

#873F30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Olive Niçoise. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #873F30?

The RGB value is 135, 63, 48: 135 red, 63 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #873F30?

The complementary color is #307887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #873F30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#873F30 color

#873F30 rgb(135, 63, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #873F30 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 24.7% green and 18.8% blue (135, 63, 48).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 48% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 64% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Olive Niçoise (#88432E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#873F30 color codes

HEX	`#873F30`
RGB	`rgb(135, 63, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 24.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 48%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 64%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 64%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.83, 29.52, 23.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.83, 37.8, 38.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.304, 8.921, 3.87)`
Decimal	`8863536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #873F30, 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 #873F30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#873F30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #873F30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #873f30; }
.text { color: #873f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #873f30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 63 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #873f30, #876b30); }

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Questions

What color is #873F30?: #873F30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Olive Niçoise. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #873F30?: The RGB value is 135, 63, 48: 135 red, 63 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #873F30?: The complementary color is #307887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #873F30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.