What color is #874F4F?

#874F4F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #874F4F?

The RGB value is 135, 79, 79: 135 red, 79 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874F4F?

The complementary color is #4F8787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#874F4F color

#874F4F rgb(135, 79, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #874F4F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 31% green and 31% blue (135, 79, 79).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 41% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#874F4F color codes

HEX	`#874F4F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 79, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 31%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 41%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.1, 23.52, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.1, 25.61, 23.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.2, 11.309, 8.831)`
Decimal	`8867663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874F4F, 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 #874F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#874F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #874F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874f4f; }
.text { color: #874f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 79 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874f4f, #876b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #874F4F?: #874F4F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #874F4F?: The RGB value is 135, 79, 79: 135 red, 79 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874F4F?: The complementary color is #4F8787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.