What color is #876849?

#876849 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 #876849?

The RGB value is 135, 104, 73: 135 red, 104 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876849?

The complementary color is #496887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876849 color

#876849 rgb(135, 104, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #876849 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.8% green and 28.6% blue (135, 104, 73).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 46% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Barrel Aged (#8B6945), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#876849 color codes

HEX	`#876849`
RGB	`rgb(135, 104, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 46%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.36, 8.13, 22.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.36, 23.64, 69.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.145, 15.534, 8.45)`
Decimal	`8874057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876849, 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 #876849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #876849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876849; }
.text { color: #876849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 104 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876849, #878749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876849?: #876849 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 #876849?: The RGB value is 135, 104, 73: 135 red, 104 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876849?: The complementary color is #496887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.