What color is #87584F?

#87584F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87584F?

The RGB value is 135, 88, 79: 135 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87584F?

The complementary color is #4F7E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87584F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87584F color

#87584F rgb(135, 88, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #87584F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 34.5% green and 31% blue (135, 88, 79).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 41% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#87584F color codes

HEX	`#87584F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 88, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 34.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 41%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.3, 18.26, 13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.3, 22.53, 35.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.893, 12.696, 9.062)`
Decimal	`8869967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87584F, 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 #87584F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87584F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #87584F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87584f; }
.text { color: #87584f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87584f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 88 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87584f, #87744f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #87584F?: #87584F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87584F?: The RGB value is 135, 88, 79: 135 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87584F?: The complementary color is #4F7E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87584F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.