What color is #877F6B?

#877F6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877F6B?

The RGB value is 135, 127, 107: 135 red, 127 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877F6B?

The complementary color is #6B7387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877F6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877F6B color

#877F6B rgb(135, 127, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877F6B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49.8% green and 42% blue (135, 127, 107).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#877F6B color codes

HEX	`#877F6B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 127, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, -0.48, 11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 11.99, 92.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.235, 21.392, 16.97)`
Decimal	`8879979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877F6B, 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 #877F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #877F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877f6b; }
.text { color: #877f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 127 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877f6b, #81876b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #877F6B?: #877F6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877F6B?: The RGB value is 135, 127, 107: 135 red, 127 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877F6B?: The complementary color is #6B7387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877F6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.