What color is #877F6F?

#877F6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877F6F?

The RGB value is 135, 127, 111: 135 red, 127 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877F6F?

The complementary color is #6F7787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877F6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877F6F color

#877F6F rgb(135, 127, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877F6F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49.8% green and 43.5% blue (135, 127, 111).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#877F6F color codes

HEX	`#877F6F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 127, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, 0.18, 9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 9.8, 88.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.45, 21.478, 18.104)`
Decimal	`8879983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877F6F, 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 #877F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #877F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877f6f; }
.text { color: #877f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 127 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877f6f, #83876f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #877F6F?: #877F6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877F6F?: The RGB value is 135, 127, 111: 135 red, 127 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877F6F?: The complementary color is #6F7787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877F6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.