What color is #87725E?

#87725E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87725E?

The RGB value is 135, 114, 94: 135 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87725E?

The complementary color is #5E7387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87725E?

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.

#87725E color

#87725E rgb(135, 114, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #87725E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.7% green and 36.9% blue (135, 114, 94).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#87725E color codes

HEX	`#87725E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 114, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.49, 5.01, 14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.49, 15.01, 70.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.03, 17.994, 13.111)`
Decimal	`8876638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87725E, 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 #87725E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87725E 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 #87725E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87725e; }
.text { color: #87725e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87725e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 114 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87725e, #87865e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #87725E?: #87725E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87725E?: The RGB value is 135, 114, 94: 135 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87725E?: The complementary color is #5E7387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87725E?: 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.