What color is #877571?

#877571 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877571?

The RGB value is 135, 117, 113: 135 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877571?

The complementary color is #718387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877571 color

#877571 rgb(135, 117, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877571 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.9% green and 44.3% blue (135, 117, 113).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#877571 color codes

HEX	`#877571`
RGB	`rgb(135, 117, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.76, 6.28, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.76, 7.89, 37.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.334, 19.066, 18.281)`
Decimal	`8877425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877571, 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 #877571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #877571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877571; }
.text { color: #877571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 117 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877571, #878071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #877571?: #877571 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877571?: The RGB value is 135, 117, 113: 135 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877571?: The complementary color is #718387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.