What color is #876959?

#876959 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876959?

The RGB value is 135, 105, 89: 135 red, 105 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876959?

The complementary color is #597787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876959 color

#876959 rgb(135, 105, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #876959 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 41.2% green and 34.9% blue (135, 105, 89).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#876959 color codes

HEX	`#876959`
RGB	`rgb(135, 105, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 41.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.94, 9.56, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.94, 16.61, 54.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.847, 15.976, 11.646)`
Decimal	`8874329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876959, 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 #876959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #876959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876959; }
.text { color: #876959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 105 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876959, #878059); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876959?: #876959 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876959?: The RGB value is 135, 105, 89: 135 red, 105 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876959?: The complementary color is #597787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.