What color is #876568?

#876568 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 #876568?

The RGB value is 135, 101, 104: 135 red, 101 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876568?

The complementary color is #658784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876568?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876568 color

#876568 rgb(135, 101, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #876568 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 39.6% green and 40.8% blue (135, 101, 104).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#876568 color codes

HEX	`#876568`
RGB	`rgb(135, 101, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 39.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 23%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.26, 14.16, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.26, 14.62, 14.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.144, 15.459, 15.175)`
Decimal	`8873320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876568, 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 #876568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #876568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876568; }
.text { color: #876568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 101 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876568, #877365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876568?: #876568 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 #876568?: The RGB value is 135, 101, 104: 135 red, 101 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876568?: The complementary color is #658784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876568?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.