What color is #876C5B?

#876C5B 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 #876C5B?

The RGB value is 135, 108, 91: 135 red, 108 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876C5B?

The complementary color is #5B7687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876C5B color

#876C5B rgb(135, 108, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #876C5B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42.4% green and 35.7% blue (135, 108, 91).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#876C5B color codes

HEX	`#876C5B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 108, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.79, 8.08, 13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.79, 15.8, 59.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.243, 16.632, 12.198)`
Decimal	`8875099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876C5B, 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 #876C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #876C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876c5b; }
.text { color: #876c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 108 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876c5b, #87825b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876C5B?: #876C5B 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 #876C5B?: The RGB value is 135, 108, 91: 135 red, 108 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876C5B?: The complementary color is #5B7687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.