What color is #877658?

#877658 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877658?

The RGB value is 135, 118, 88: 135 red, 118 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877658?

The complementary color is #586987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877658?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877658 color

#877658 rgb(135, 118, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877658 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 46.3% green and 34.5% blue (135, 118, 88).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 35% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#877658 color codes

HEX	`#877658`
RGB	`rgb(135, 118, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 46.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 35%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 35%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.47, 1.86, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.47, 19.06, 84.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.232, 18.813, 11.902)`
Decimal	`8877656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877658, 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 #877658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #877658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877658; }
.text { color: #877658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 118 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877658, #818758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877658?: #877658 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877658?: The RGB value is 135, 118, 88: 135 red, 118 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877658?: The complementary color is #586987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877658?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.