What color is #877342?

#877342 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877342?

The RGB value is 135, 115, 66: 135 red, 115 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877342?

The complementary color is #425687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877342 color

#877342 rgb(135, 115, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877342 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.1% green and 25.9% blue (135, 115, 66).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 51% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#877342 color codes

HEX	`#877342`
RGB	`rgb(135, 115, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 51%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, 1, 29.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 29.87, 88.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.106, 17.807, 7.689)`
Decimal	`8876866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877342, 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 #877342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#877342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #877342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877342; }
.text { color: #877342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 115 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877342, #798742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877342?: #877342 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877342?: The RGB value is 135, 115, 66: 135 red, 115 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877342?: The complementary color is #425687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.