What color is #87736D?

#87736D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87736D?

The RGB value is 135, 115, 109: 135 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87736D?

The complementary color is #6D8187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87736D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87736D color

#87736D rgb(135, 115, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87736D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.1% green and 42.7% blue (135, 115, 109).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#87736D color codes

HEX	`#87736D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 115, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, 6.76, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 9.18, 42.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.883, 18.517, 17.044)`
Decimal	`8876909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87736D, 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 #87736D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87736D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #87736D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87736d; }
.text { color: #87736d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87736d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 115 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87736d, #87806d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #87736D?: #87736D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87736D?: The RGB value is 135, 115, 109: 135 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87736D?: The complementary color is #6D8187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87736D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.