What color is #877268?

#877268 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877268?

The RGB value is 135, 114, 104: 135 red, 114 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877268?

The complementary color is #687D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877268?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877268 color

#877268 rgb(135, 114, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877268 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.7% green and 40.8% blue (135, 114, 104).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#877268 color codes

HEX	`#877268`
RGB	`rgb(135, 114, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.72, 6.53, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.72, 10.79, 52.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.508, 18.186, 15.629)`
Decimal	`8876648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877268, 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 #877268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#877268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #877268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877268; }
.text { color: #877268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 114 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877268, #878268); }

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Questions

What color is #877268?: #877268 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877268?: The RGB value is 135, 114, 104: 135 red, 114 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877268?: The complementary color is #687D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877268?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.