What color is #877270?

#877270 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877270?

The RGB value is 135, 114, 112: 135 red, 114 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877270?

The complementary color is #708587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877270?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877270 color

#877270 rgb(135, 114, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877270 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.7% green and 43.9% blue (135, 114, 112).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#877270 color codes

HEX	`#877270`
RGB	`rgb(135, 114, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.93, 7.85, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.93, 8.89, 27.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.934, 18.356, 17.872)`
Decimal	`8876656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877270, 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 #877270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #877270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877270; }
.text { color: #877270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 114 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877270, #877e70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #877270?: #877270 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877270?: The RGB value is 135, 114, 112: 135 red, 114 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877270?: The complementary color is #708587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877270?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.