What color is #87746C?

#87746C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87746C?

The RGB value is 135, 116, 108: 135 red, 116 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87746C?

The complementary color is #6C7F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87746C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87746C color

#87746C rgb(135, 116, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87746C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.5% green and 42.4% blue (135, 116, 108).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#87746C color codes

HEX	`#87746C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 116, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, 6.01, 7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 9.34, 49.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.944, 18.725, 16.801)`
Decimal	`8877164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87746C, 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 #87746C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87746C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #87746C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87746c; }
.text { color: #87746c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87746c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 116 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87746c, #87826c); }

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Questions

What color is #87746C?: #87746C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87746C?: The RGB value is 135, 116, 108: 135 red, 116 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87746C?: The complementary color is #6C7F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87746C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.