What color is #87675B?

#87675B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87675B?

The RGB value is 135, 103, 91: 135 red, 103 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87675B?

The complementary color is #5B7B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87675B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87675B color

#87675B rgb(135, 103, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #87675B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.4% green and 35.7% blue (135, 103, 91).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#87675B color codes

HEX	`#87675B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 103, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.46, 11.01, 11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.46, 16.08, 46.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.731, 15.608, 12.027)`
Decimal	`8873819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87675B, 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 #87675B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87675B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #87675B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87675b; }
.text { color: #87675b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87675b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 103 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87675b, #877d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #87675B?: #87675B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87675B?: The RGB value is 135, 103, 91: 135 red, 103 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87675B?: The complementary color is #5B7B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87675B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.