What color is #876745?

#876745 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 #876745?

The RGB value is 135, 103, 69: 135 red, 103 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876745?

The complementary color is #456587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876745 color

#876745 rgb(135, 103, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #876745 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.4% green and 27.1% blue (135, 103, 69).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 49% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Barrel Aged (#8B6945), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#876745 color codes

HEX	`#876745`
RGB	`rgb(135, 103, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 49%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.02, 8.28, 24.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.02, 25.46, 71.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.917, 15.282, 7.74)`
Decimal	`8873797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876745, 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 #876745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #876745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876745; }
.text { color: #876745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 103 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876745, #868745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #876745?: #876745 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 #876745?: The RGB value is 135, 103, 69: 135 red, 103 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876745?: The complementary color is #456587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.