What color is #876D6B?

#876D6B 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 #876D6B?

The RGB value is 135, 109, 107: 135 red, 109 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876D6B?

The complementary color is #6B8587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876D6B?

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.

#876D6B color

#876D6B rgb(135, 109, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #876D6B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42.7% green and 42% blue (135, 109, 107).

Its hue angle is 4°, 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 6 ΔE.

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

#876D6B color codes

HEX	`#876D6B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 109, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, 9.94, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 11.13, 26.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.114, 17.15, 16.263)`
Decimal	`8875371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876D6B, 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 #876D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876D6B 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 #876D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876d6b; }
.text { color: #876d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 109 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876d6b, #877b6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876D6B?: #876D6B 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 #876D6B?: The RGB value is 135, 109, 107: 135 red, 109 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876D6B?: The complementary color is #6B8587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876D6B?: 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.