What color is #876050?

#876050 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876050?

The RGB value is 135, 96, 80: 135 red, 96 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876050?

The complementary color is #507787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876050 color

#876050 rgb(135, 96, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #876050 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 37.6% green and 31.4% blue (135, 96, 80).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 41% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Acorn (#7F5E50), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#876050 color codes

HEX	`#876050`
RGB	`rgb(135, 96, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 37.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 41%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.37, 13.67, 15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.37, 20.61, 48.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.623, 14.097, 9.486)`
Decimal	`8872016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876050, 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 #876050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #876050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876050; }
.text { color: #876050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 96 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876050, #877b50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #876050?: #876050 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876050?: The RGB value is 135, 96, 80: 135 red, 96 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876050?: The complementary color is #507787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.