What color is #87472F?

#87472F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gingerbread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87472F?

The RGB value is 135, 71, 47: 135 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87472F?

The complementary color is #2F6F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87472F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87472F color

#87472F rgb(135, 71, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #87472F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 27.8% green and 18.4% blue (135, 71, 47).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 48% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 65% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Gingerbread (#8C4A2F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#87472F color codes

HEX	`#87472F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 71, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 27.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 48%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 65%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 65%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.6, 24.99, 26.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.6, 36.33, 46.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.759, 9.864, 3.921)`
Decimal	`8865583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87472F, 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 #87472F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#87472F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #87472F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87472f; }
.text { color: #87472f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87472f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 71 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87472f, #87732f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #87472F?: #87472F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gingerbread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87472F?: The RGB value is 135, 71, 47: 135 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87472F?: The complementary color is #2F6F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87472F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.