What color is #877074?

#877074 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877074?

The RGB value is 135, 112, 116: 135 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877074?

The complementary color is #708783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877074 color

#877074 rgb(135, 112, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877074 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 43.9% green and 45.5% blue (135, 112, 116).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#877074 color codes

HEX	`#877074`
RGB	`rgb(135, 112, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 43.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.5, 9.72, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.5, 9.79, 6.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.938, 18.001, 18.996)`
Decimal	`8876148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877074, 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 #877074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#877074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #877074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877074; }
.text { color: #877074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 112 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877074, #877870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #877074?: #877074 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877074?: The RGB value is 135, 112, 116: 135 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877074?: The complementary color is #708783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.