What color is #877267?

#877267 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877267?

The RGB value is 135, 114, 103: 135 red, 114 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877267?

The complementary color is #677C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877267?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877267 color

#877267 rgb(135, 114, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877267 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.7% green and 40.4% blue (135, 114, 103).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 13% saturation and 47% 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#877267 color codes

HEX	`#877267`
RGB	`rgb(135, 114, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.7, 6.37, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.7, 11.15, 55.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.457, 18.165, 15.363)`
Decimal	`8876647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877267, 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 #877267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#877267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #877267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877267; }
.text { color: #877267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 114 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877267, #878267); }

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Questions

What color is #877267?: #877267 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877267?: The RGB value is 135, 114, 103: 135 red, 114 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877267?: The complementary color is #677C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877267?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.