What color is #877276?

#877276 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877276?

The RGB value is 135, 114, 118: 135 red, 114 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877276?

The complementary color is #728783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877276?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877276 color

#877276 rgb(135, 114, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877276 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.7% green and 46.3% blue (135, 114, 118).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#877276 color codes

HEX	`#877276`
RGB	`rgb(135, 114, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, 8.91, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 8.95, 5.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.279, 18.494, 19.69)`
Decimal	`8876662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877276, 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 #877276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #877276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877276; }
.text { color: #877276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 114 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877276, #877972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #877276?: #877276 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877276?: The RGB value is 135, 114, 118: 135 red, 114 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877276?: The complementary color is #728783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877276?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.