What color is #876441?

#876441 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876441?

The RGB value is 135, 100, 65: 135 red, 100 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876441?

The complementary color is #416487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876441?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876441 color

#876441 rgb(135, 100, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #876441 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 39.2% green and 25.5% blue (135, 100, 65).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 35% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 52% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Barrel Aged (#8B6945), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#876441 color codes

HEX	`#876441`
RGB	`rgb(135, 100, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 39.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 35%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 52%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.15, 9.62, 25.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.15, 27.04, 69.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.504, 14.648, 7.011)`
Decimal	`8873025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876441, 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 #876441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #876441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876441; }
.text { color: #876441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 100 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876441, #878741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #876441?: #876441 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876441?: The RGB value is 135, 100, 65: 135 red, 100 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876441?: The complementary color is #416487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876441?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.