What color is #877869?

#877869 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877869?

The RGB value is 135, 120, 105: 135 red, 120 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877869?

The complementary color is #697887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877869?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877869 color

#877869 rgb(135, 120, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877869 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.1% green and 41.2% blue (135, 120, 105).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#877869 color codes

HEX	`#877869`
RGB	`rgb(135, 120, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, 3.21, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 10.84, 72.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.258, 19.604, 16.131)`
Decimal	`8878185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877869, 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 #877869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #877869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877869; }
.text { color: #877869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 120 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877869, #878769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #877869?: #877869 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877869?: The RGB value is 135, 120, 105: 135 red, 120 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877869?: The complementary color is #697887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877869?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.