What color is #876B4F?

#876B4F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876B4F?

The RGB value is 135, 107, 79: 135 red, 107 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876B4F?

The complementary color is #4F6B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876B4F?

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.

#876B4F color

#876B4F rgb(135, 107, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #876B4F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42% green and 31% blue (135, 107, 79).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 41% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#876B4F color codes

HEX	`#876B4F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 107, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 41%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.28, 7.08, 19.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.28, 21.15, 70.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.661, 16.232, 9.651)`
Decimal	`8874831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876B4F, 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 #876B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876B4F 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 #876B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876b4f; }
.text { color: #876b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 107 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876b4f, #87874f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876B4F?: #876B4F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876B4F?: The RGB value is 135, 107, 79: 135 red, 107 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876B4F?: The complementary color is #4F6B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876B4F?: 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.