What color is #876564?

#876564 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 #876564?

The RGB value is 135, 101, 100: 135 red, 101 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876564?

The complementary color is #648687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876564 color

#876564 rgb(135, 101, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #876564 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 39.6% green and 39.2% blue (135, 101, 100).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#876564 color codes

HEX	`#876564`
RGB	`rgb(135, 101, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 39.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.15, 13.53, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.15, 14.76, 23.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.946, 15.379, 14.13)`
Decimal	`8873316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876564, 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 #876564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #876564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876564; }
.text { color: #876564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 101 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876564, #877764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876564?: #876564 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 #876564?: The RGB value is 135, 101, 100: 135 red, 101 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876564?: The complementary color is #648687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.