What color is #877461?

#877461 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877461?

The RGB value is 135, 116, 97: 135 red, 116 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877461?

The complementary color is #617487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877461?

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.

#877461 color

#877461 rgb(135, 116, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877461 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.5% green and 38% blue (135, 116, 97).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#877461 color codes

HEX	`#877461`
RGB	`rgb(135, 116, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.1, 4.29, 13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.1, 13.92, 72.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.395, 18.505, 13.91)`
Decimal	`8877153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877461, 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 #877461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877461 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 #877461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877461; }
.text { color: #877461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 116 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877461, #878761); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #877461?: #877461 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877461?: The RGB value is 135, 116, 97: 135 red, 116 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877461?: The complementary color is #617487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877461?: 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.