What color is #876A5D?

#876A5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876A5D?

The RGB value is 135, 106, 93: 135 red, 106 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876A5D?

The complementary color is #5D7A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876A5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876A5D color

#876A5D rgb(135, 106, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #876A5D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 41.6% green and 36.5% blue (135, 106, 93).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#876A5D color codes

HEX	`#876A5D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 106, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 41.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, 9.54, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 15.1, 50.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.122, 16.25, 12.589)`
Decimal	`8874589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876A5D, 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 #876A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #876A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876a5d; }
.text { color: #876a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 106 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876a5d, #877f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876A5D?: #876A5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876A5D?: The RGB value is 135, 106, 93: 135 red, 106 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876A5D?: The complementary color is #5D7A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876A5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.