What color is #876168?

#876168 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876168?

The RGB value is 135, 97, 104: 135 red, 97 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876168?

The complementary color is #618780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876168?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876168 color

#876168 rgb(135, 97, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #876168 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 38% green and 40.8% blue (135, 97, 104).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 23% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#876168 color codes

HEX	`#876168`
RGB	`rgb(135, 97, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 38%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, 16.53, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 16.66, 7.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.765, 14.701, 15.048)`
Decimal	`8872296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876168, 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 #876168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #876168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876168; }
.text { color: #876168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 97 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876168, #876d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #876168?: #876168 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876168?: The RGB value is 135, 97, 104: 135 red, 97 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876168?: The complementary color is #618780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876168?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.