What color is #876666?

#876666 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 #876666?

The RGB value is 135, 102, 102: 135 red, 102 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876666?

The complementary color is #668787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876666?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876666 color

#876666 rgb(135, 102, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #876666 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40% green and 40% blue (135, 102, 102).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#876666 color codes

HEX	`#876666`
RGB	`rgb(135, 102, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.46, 13.25, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.46, 14.22, 21.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.142, 15.614, 14.679)`
Decimal	`8873574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876666, 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 #876666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #876666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876666; }
.text { color: #876666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 102 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876666, #877666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876666?: #876666 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 #876666?: The RGB value is 135, 102, 102: 135 red, 102 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876666?: The complementary color is #668787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876666?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.