What color is #875F46?

#875F46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #875F46?

The RGB value is 135, 95, 70: 135 red, 95 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875F46?

The complementary color is #466E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875F46 color

#875F46 rgb(135, 95, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #875F46 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 37.3% green and 27.5% blue (135, 95, 70).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 48% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Wood (#855E42), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#875F46 color codes

HEX	`#875F46`
RGB	`rgb(135, 95, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 37.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 48%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 48%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, 13.09, 20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 24.54, 57.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.19, 13.779, 7.653)`
Decimal	`8871750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875F46, 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 #875F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #875F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875f46; }
.text { color: #875f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 95 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875f46, #878046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #875F46?: #875F46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #875F46?: The RGB value is 135, 95, 70: 135 red, 95 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875F46?: The complementary color is #466E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.