What color is #875B6A?

#875B6A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #875B6A?

The RGB value is 135, 91, 106: 135 red, 91 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875B6A?

The complementary color is #5B8778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875B6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875B6A color

#875B6A rgb(135, 91, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #875B6A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 35.7% green and 41.6% blue (135, 91, 106).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#875B6A color codes

HEX	`#875B6A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 91, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 35.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.76, 20.39, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.76, 20.43, 356.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.334, 13.675, 15.412)`
Decimal	`8870762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875B6A, 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 #875B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #875B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875b6a; }
.text { color: #875b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 91 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875b6a, #87625b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #875B6A?: #875B6A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #875B6A?: The RGB value is 135, 91, 106: 135 red, 91 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875B6A?: The complementary color is #5B8778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875B6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.