What color is #877865?

#877865 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877865?

The RGB value is 135, 120, 101: 135 red, 120 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877865?

The complementary color is #657487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877865?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877865 color

#877865 rgb(135, 120, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877865 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.1% green and 39.6% blue (135, 120, 101).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#877865 color codes

HEX	`#877865`
RGB	`rgb(135, 120, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.29, 2.58, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.29, 12.82, 78.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.057, 19.524, 15.074)`
Decimal	`8878181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877865, 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 #877865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #877865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877865; }
.text { color: #877865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 120 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877865, #858765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #877865?: #877865 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877865?: The RGB value is 135, 120, 101: 135 red, 120 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877865?: The complementary color is #657487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877865?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.