What color is #877E72?

#877E72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877E72?

The RGB value is 135, 126, 114: 135 red, 126 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877E72?

The complementary color is #727B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877E72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877E72 color

#877E72 rgb(135, 126, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877E72 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49.4% green and 44.7% blue (135, 126, 114).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 8% 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 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#877E72 color codes

HEX	`#877E72`
RGB	`rgb(135, 126, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, 1.25, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 7.86, 80.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.49, 21.288, 18.946)`
Decimal	`8879730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877E72, 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 #877E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #877E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877e72; }
.text { color: #877e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 126 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877e72, #868772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #877E72?: #877E72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877E72?: The RGB value is 135, 126, 114: 135 red, 126 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877E72?: The complementary color is #727B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877E72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.