What color is #875F59?

#875F59 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 #875F59?

The RGB value is 135, 95, 89: 135 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875F59?

The complementary color is #598187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875F59 color

#875F59 rgb(135, 95, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #875F59 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 37.3% green and 34.9% blue (135, 95, 89).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 34% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#875F59 color codes

HEX	`#875F59`
RGB	`rgb(135, 95, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 37.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 34%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.32, 15.45, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.32, 18.37, 32.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.888, 14.058, 11.326)`
Decimal	`8871769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875F59, 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 #875F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #875F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875f59; }
.text { color: #875f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 95 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875f59, #877659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #875F59?: #875F59 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 #875F59?: The RGB value is 135, 95, 89: 135 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875F59?: The complementary color is #598187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.