What color is #875758?

#875758 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #875758?

The RGB value is 135, 87, 88: 135 red, 87 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875758?

The complementary color is #578786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875758?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875758 color

#875758 rgb(135, 87, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #875758 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 34.1% green and 34.5% blue (135, 87, 88).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 35% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#875758 color codes

HEX	`#875758`
RGB	`rgb(135, 87, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 34.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 35%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.27, 20.02, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.27, 21.44, 20.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.162, 12.673, 10.878)`
Decimal	`8869720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875758, 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 #875758	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875758 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #875758 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875758; }
.text { color: #875758; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875758; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 87 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875758, #876e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #875758?: #875758 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #875758?: The RGB value is 135, 87, 88: 135 red, 87 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875758?: The complementary color is #578786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875758?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.