What color is #876D6A?

#876D6A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876D6A?

The RGB value is 135, 109, 106: 135 red, 109 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876D6A?

The complementary color is #6A8487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876D6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876D6A color

#876D6A rgb(135, 109, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #876D6A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42.7% green and 41.6% blue (135, 109, 106).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#876D6A color codes

HEX	`#876D6A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 109, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.42, 9.78, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.42, 11.25, 29.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.062, 17.129, 15.988)`
Decimal	`8875370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876D6A, 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 #876D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #876D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876d6a; }
.text { color: #876d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 109 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876d6a, #877b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876D6A?: #876D6A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876D6A?: The RGB value is 135, 109, 106: 135 red, 109 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876D6A?: The complementary color is #6A8487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876D6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.