What color is #877075?

#877075 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877075?

The RGB value is 135, 112, 117: 135 red, 112 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877075?

The complementary color is #708782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877075?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877075 color

#877075 rgb(135, 112, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877075 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 43.9% green and 45.9% blue (135, 112, 117).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#877075 color codes

HEX	`#877075`
RGB	`rgb(135, 112, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 43.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, 9.9, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 9.92, 3.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.997, 18.024, 19.304)`
Decimal	`8876149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877075, 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 #877075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#877075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #877075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877075; }
.text { color: #877075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 112 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877075, #877770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #877075?: #877075 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877075?: The RGB value is 135, 112, 117: 135 red, 112 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877075?: The complementary color is #708782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877075?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.