What color is #877A72?

#877A72 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 #877A72?

The RGB value is 135, 122, 114: 135 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877A72?

The complementary color is #727F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877A72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877A72 color

#877A72 rgb(135, 122, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877A72 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.8% green and 44.7% blue (135, 122, 114).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#877A72 color codes

HEX	`#877A72`
RGB	`rgb(135, 122, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.16, 3.55, 6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.16, 7.13, 60.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.988, 20.285, 18.779)`
Decimal	`8878706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877A72, 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 #877A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #877A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877a72; }
.text { color: #877a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 122 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877a72, #878572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #877A72?: #877A72 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 #877A72?: The RGB value is 135, 122, 114: 135 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877A72?: The complementary color is #727F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877A72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.