What color is #87680C?

#87680C is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87680C?

The RGB value is 135, 104, 12: 135 red, 104 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87680C?

The complementary color is #0C2B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87680C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87680C color

#87680C rgb(135, 104, 12)

Shades of brown

The hex color #87680C is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.8% green and 4.7% blue (135, 104, 12).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 84% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 91% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Brown (#886806), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#87680C color codes

HEX	`#87680C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 104, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 84%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 91%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 91%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.74, 4.13, 49.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.74, 50.02, 85.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.009, 15.079, 2.468)`
Decimal	`8873996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87680C, 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 #87680C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87680C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #87680C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87680c; }
.text { color: #87680c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87680c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 104 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87680c, #69870c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #87680C?: #87680C is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87680C?: The RGB value is 135, 104, 12: 135 red, 104 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87680C?: The complementary color is #0C2B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87680C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.