What color is #877850?

#877850 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877850?

The RGB value is 135, 120, 80: 135 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877850?

The complementary color is #505F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877850?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877850 color

#877850 rgb(135, 120, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #877850 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.1% green and 31.4% blue (135, 120, 80).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 41% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#877850 color codes

HEX	`#877850`
RGB	`rgb(135, 120, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 41%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, -0.31, 24.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 24.09, 90.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.157, 19.164, 10.33)`
Decimal	`8878160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877850, 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 #877850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #877850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877850; }
.text { color: #877850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 120 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877850, #7b8750); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877850?: #877850 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877850?: The RGB value is 135, 120, 80: 135 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877850?: The complementary color is #505F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877850?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.