What color is #877365?

#877365 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877365?

The RGB value is 135, 115, 101: 135 red, 115 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877365?

The complementary color is #657987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877365?

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.

#877365 color

#877365 rgb(135, 115, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877365 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.1% green and 39.6% blue (135, 115, 101).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#877365 color codes

HEX	`#877365`
RGB	`rgb(135, 115, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, 5.48, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 11.97, 62.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.472, 18.353, 14.879)`
Decimal	`8876901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877365, 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 #877365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877365 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 #877365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877365; }
.text { color: #877365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 115 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877365, #878465); }

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Questions

What color is #877365?: #877365 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877365?: The RGB value is 135, 115, 101: 135 red, 115 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877365?: The complementary color is #657987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877365?: 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.