What color is #87766F?

#87766F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87766F?

The RGB value is 135, 118, 111: 135 red, 118 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87766F?

The complementary color is #6F8087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87766F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87766F color

#87766F rgb(135, 118, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87766F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 46.3% green and 43.5% blue (135, 118, 111).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#87766F color codes

HEX	`#87766F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 118, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 46.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.99, 5.35, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.99, 8.24, 49.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.339, 19.256, 17.734)`
Decimal	`8877679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87766F, 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 #87766F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87766F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #87766F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87766f; }
.text { color: #87766f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87766f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 118 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87766f, #87826f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #87766F?: #87766F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87766F?: The RGB value is 135, 118, 111: 135 red, 118 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87766F?: The complementary color is #6F8087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87766F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.