What color is #876763?

#876763 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876763?

The RGB value is 135, 103, 99: 135 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876763?

The complementary color is #638387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876763 color

#876763 rgb(135, 103, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #876763 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.4% green and 38.8% blue (135, 103, 99).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 27% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#876763 color codes

HEX	`#876763`
RGB	`rgb(135, 103, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 27%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, 12.19, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 14.17, 30.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.094, 15.753, 13.942)`
Decimal	`8873827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876763, 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 #876763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #876763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876763; }
.text { color: #876763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 103 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876763, #877963); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876763?: #876763 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876763?: The RGB value is 135, 103, 99: 135 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876763?: The complementary color is #638387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.