What color is #877E69?

#877E69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877E69?

The RGB value is 135, 126, 105: 135 red, 126 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877E69?

The complementary color is #697287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877E69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877E69 color

#877E69 rgb(135, 126, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877E69 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49.4% green and 41.2% blue (135, 126, 105).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#877E69 color codes

HEX	`#877E69`
RGB	`rgb(135, 126, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.05, -0.23, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.05, 12.69, 91.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.002, 21.093, 16.38)`
Decimal	`8879721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877E69, 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 #877E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #877E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877e69; }
.text { color: #877e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 126 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877e69, #818769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877E69?: #877E69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877E69?: The RGB value is 135, 126, 105: 135 red, 126 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877E69?: The complementary color is #697287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877E69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.