What color is #87764E?

#87764E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87764E?

The RGB value is 135, 118, 78: 135 red, 118 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87764E?

The complementary color is #4E5F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87764E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87764E color

#87764E rgb(135, 118, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #87764E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 46.3% green and 30.6% blue (135, 118, 78).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 42% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#87764E color codes

HEX	`#87764E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 118, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 46.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 42%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.29, 0.6, 24.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.29, 24.46, 88.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.846, 18.659, 9.868)`
Decimal	`8877646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87764E, 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 #87764E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87764E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #87764E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87764e; }
.text { color: #87764e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87764e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 118 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87764e, #7c874e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #87764E?: #87764E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87764E?: The RGB value is 135, 118, 78: 135 red, 118 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87764E?: The complementary color is #4E5F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87764E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.