What color is #877266?

#877266 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877266?

The RGB value is 135, 114, 102: 135 red, 114 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877266?

The complementary color is #667B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877266?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877266 color

#877266 rgb(135, 114, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877266 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.7% green and 40% blue (135, 114, 102).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#877266 color codes

HEX	`#877266`
RGB	`rgb(135, 114, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.67, 6.21, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.67, 11.52, 57.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.407, 18.145, 15.101)`
Decimal	`8876646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877266, 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 #877266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#877266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #877266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877266; }
.text { color: #877266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 114 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877266, #878366); }

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Questions

What color is #877266?: #877266 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877266?: The RGB value is 135, 114, 102: 135 red, 114 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877266?: The complementary color is #667B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877266?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.