What color is #875A42?

#875A42 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #875A42?

The RGB value is 135, 90, 66: 135 red, 90 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875A42?

The complementary color is #426F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875A42?

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.

#875A42 color

#875A42 rgb(135, 90, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #875A42 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 35.3% green and 25.9% blue (135, 90, 66).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 51% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Leather (#90614A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#875A42 color codes

HEX	`#875A42`
RGB	`rgb(135, 90, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 35.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 51%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.55, 15.61, 21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.55, 26.44, 53.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.632, 12.858, 6.864)`
Decimal	`8870466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875A42, 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 #875A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875A42 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 #875A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875a42; }
.text { color: #875a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 90 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875a42, #877d42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #875A42?: #875A42 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #875A42?: The RGB value is 135, 90, 66: 135 red, 90 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875A42?: The complementary color is #426F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875A42?: 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.