What color is #875E57?

#875E57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #875E57?

The RGB value is 135, 94, 87: 135 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875E57?

The complementary color is #578087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875E57 color

#875E57 rgb(135, 94, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #875E57 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 36.9% green and 34.1% blue (135, 94, 87).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 36% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#875E57 color codes

HEX	`#875E57`
RGB	`rgb(135, 94, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 36.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 36%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.01, 15.76, 10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.01, 19.06, 34.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.715, 13.845, 10.86)`
Decimal	`8871511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875E57, 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 #875E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #875E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875e57; }
.text { color: #875e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 94 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875e57, #877657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #875E57?: #875E57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #875E57?: The RGB value is 135, 94, 87: 135 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875E57?: The complementary color is #578087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.