What color is #874E49?

#874E49 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Think Brick. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #874E49?

The RGB value is 135, 78, 73: 135 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874E49?

The complementary color is #498287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#874E49 color

#874E49 rgb(135, 78, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #874E49 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 30.6% green and 28.6% blue (135, 78, 73).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 46% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Think Brick (#834841), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#874E49 color codes

HEX	`#874E49`
RGB	`rgb(135, 78, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 30.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 46%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.72, 23.39, 13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.72, 26.92, 29.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.919, 11.082, 7.708)`
Decimal	`8867401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874E49, 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 #874E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#874E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #874E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874e49; }
.text { color: #874e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 78 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874e49, #876d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #874E49?: #874E49 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Think Brick. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #874E49?: The RGB value is 135, 78, 73: 135 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874E49?: The complementary color is #498287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.