What color is #87745B?

#87745B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87745B?

The RGB value is 135, 116, 91: 135 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87745B?

The complementary color is #5B6E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87745B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87745B color

#87745B rgb(135, 116, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #87745B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.5% green and 35.7% blue (135, 116, 91).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aztec Temple (#84705B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#87745B color codes

HEX	`#87745B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 116, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.97, 3.42, 16.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.97, 16.92, 78.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.126, 18.398, 12.492)`
Decimal	`8877147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87745B, 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 #87745B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87745B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #87745B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87745b; }
.text { color: #87745b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87745b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 116 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87745b, #84875b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #87745B?: #87745B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87745B?: The RGB value is 135, 116, 91: 135 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87745B?: The complementary color is #5B6E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87745B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.