What color is #876E61?

#876E61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876E61?

The RGB value is 135, 110, 97: 135 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876E61?

The complementary color is #617A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876E61?

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.

#876E61 color

#876E61 rgb(135, 110, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #876E61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 43.1% green and 38% blue (135, 110, 97).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#876E61 color codes

HEX	`#876E61`
RGB	`rgb(135, 110, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 43.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.47, 7.78, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.47, 13.45, 54.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.726, 17.167, 13.687)`
Decimal	`8875617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876E61, 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 #876E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876E61 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 #876E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876e61; }
.text { color: #876e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 110 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876e61, #878161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #876E61?: #876E61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876E61?: The RGB value is 135, 110, 97: 135 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876E61?: The complementary color is #617A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876E61?: 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.