What color is #877A70?

#877A70 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 #877A70?

The RGB value is 135, 122, 112: 135 red, 122 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877A70?

The complementary color is #707D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877A70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877A70 color

#877A70 rgb(135, 122, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877A70 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.8% green and 43.9% blue (135, 122, 112).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#877A70 color codes

HEX	`#877A70`
RGB	`rgb(135, 122, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.11, 3.21, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.11, 7.96, 66.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.876, 20.24, 18.186)`
Decimal	`8878704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877A70, 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 #877A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #877A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877a70; }
.text { color: #877a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 122 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877a70, #878670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #877A70?: #877A70 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 #877A70?: The RGB value is 135, 122, 112: 135 red, 122 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877A70?: The complementary color is #707D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877A70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.