What color is #877D71?

#877D71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877D71?

The RGB value is 135, 125, 113: 135 red, 125 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877D71?

The complementary color is #717B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877D71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877D71 color

#877D71 rgb(135, 125, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877D71 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49% green and 44.3% blue (135, 125, 113).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#877D71 color codes

HEX	`#877D71`
RGB	`rgb(135, 125, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.96, 1.66, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.96, 8.09, 78.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.306, 21.011, 18.605)`
Decimal	`8879473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877D71, 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 #877D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #877D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877d71; }
.text { color: #877d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 125 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877d71, #868771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #877D71?: #877D71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877D71?: The RGB value is 135, 125, 113: 135 red, 125 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877D71?: The complementary color is #717B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877D71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.