What color is #875B55?

#875B55 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #875B55?

The RGB value is 135, 91, 85: 135 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875B55?

The complementary color is #558187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875B55 color

#875B55 rgb(135, 91, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #875B55 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 35.7% green and 33.3% blue (135, 91, 85).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 37% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#875B55 color codes

HEX	`#875B55`
RGB	`rgb(135, 91, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 35.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 37%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.2, 17.26, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.2, 20.36, 32.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.373, 13.29, 10.348)`
Decimal	`8870741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875B55, 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 #875B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #875B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875b55; }
.text { color: #875b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 91 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875b55, #877455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #875B55?: #875B55 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #875B55?: The RGB value is 135, 91, 85: 135 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875B55?: The complementary color is #558187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.