What color is #876869?

#876869 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876869?

The RGB value is 135, 104, 105: 135 red, 104 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876869?

The complementary color is #688786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876869?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876869 color

#876869 rgb(135, 104, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #876869 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.8% green and 41.2% blue (135, 104, 105).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#876869 color codes

HEX	`#876869`
RGB	`rgb(135, 104, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, 12.56, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 13.24, 18.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.492, 16.072, 15.543)`
Decimal	`8874089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876869, 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 #876869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #876869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876869; }
.text { color: #876869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 104 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876869, #877668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876869?: #876869 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876869?: The RGB value is 135, 104, 105: 135 red, 104 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876869?: The complementary color is #688786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876869?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.