What color is #875F6E?

#875F6E 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 #875F6E?

The RGB value is 135, 95, 110: 135 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875F6E?

The complementary color is #5F8778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875F6E color

#875F6E rgb(135, 95, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #875F6E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 37.3% green and 43.1% blue (135, 95, 110).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#875F6E color codes

HEX	`#875F6E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 95, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 37.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, 18.7, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 18.81, 353.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.898, 14.462, 16.65)`
Decimal	`8871790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875F6E, 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 #875F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #875F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875f6e; }
.text { color: #875f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 95 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875f6e, #87645f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #875F6E?: #875F6E 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 #875F6E?: The RGB value is 135, 95, 110: 135 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875F6E?: The complementary color is #5F8778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.