What color is #876967?

#876967 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876967?

The RGB value is 135, 105, 103: 135 red, 105 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876967?

The complementary color is #678587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876967?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876967 color

#876967 rgb(135, 105, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #876967 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 41.2% green and 40.4% blue (135, 105, 103).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#876967 color codes

HEX	`#876967`
RGB	`rgb(135, 105, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 41.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.28, 11.64, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.28, 12.97, 26.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.492, 16.234, 15.041)`
Decimal	`8874343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876967, 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 #876967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #876967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876967; }
.text { color: #876967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 105 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876967, #877967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876967?: #876967 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876967?: The RGB value is 135, 105, 103: 135 red, 105 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876967?: The complementary color is #678587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876967?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.