What color is #876455?

#876455 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876455?

The RGB value is 135, 100, 85: 135 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876455?

The complementary color is #557887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876455 color

#876455 rgb(135, 100, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #876455 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 39.2% green and 33.3% blue (135, 100, 85).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 37% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bliss (#7F6054), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#876455 color codes

HEX	`#876455`
RGB	`rgb(135, 100, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 39.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 37%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, 11.96, 14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 18.42, 49.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.189, 14.922, 10.62)`
Decimal	`8873045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876455, 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 #876455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #876455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876455; }
.text { color: #876455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 100 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876455, #877d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876455?: #876455 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876455?: The RGB value is 135, 100, 85: 135 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876455?: The complementary color is #557887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.