What color is #87594E?

#87594E 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 #87594E?

The RGB value is 135, 89, 78: 135 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87594E?

The complementary color is #4E7C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87594E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87594E color

#87594E rgb(135, 89, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #87594E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 34.9% green and 30.6% blue (135, 89, 78).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 42% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#87594E color codes

HEX	`#87594E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 89, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 34.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 42%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.53, 17.55, 14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.53, 22.53, 38.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.94, 12.847, 8.899)`
Decimal	`8870222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87594E, 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 #87594E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87594E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #87594E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87594e; }
.text { color: #87594e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87594e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 89 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87594e, #87764e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #87594E?: #87594E 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 #87594E?: The RGB value is 135, 89, 78: 135 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87594E?: The complementary color is #4E7C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87594E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.