What color is #87632F?

#87632F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87632F?

The RGB value is 135, 99, 47: 135 red, 99 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87632F?

The complementary color is #2F5387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87632F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87632F color

#87632F rgb(135, 99, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #87632F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 38.8% green and 18.4% blue (135, 99, 47).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 48% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 65% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Hot Curry (#815B28), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#87632F color codes

HEX	`#87632F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 99, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 38.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 48%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 65%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 65%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.63, 8.66, 34.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.63, 35.66, 75.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.967, 14.281, 4.657)`
Decimal	`8872751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87632F, 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 #87632F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87632F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #87632F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87632f; }
.text { color: #87632f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87632f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 99 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87632f, #7f872f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

Questions

What color is #87632F?: #87632F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87632F?: The RGB value is 135, 99, 47: 135 red, 99 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87632F?: The complementary color is #2F5387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87632F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.