What color is #87173C?

#87173C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87173C?

The RGB value is 135, 23, 60: 135 red, 23 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87173C?

The complementary color is #178762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87173C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87173C color

#87173C rgb(135, 23, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #87173C is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 9% green and 23.5% blue (135, 23, 60).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 56% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Inescapable Lover (#820E3B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#87173C color codes

HEX	`#87173C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 23, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 83%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 56%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.64, 47.77, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.64, 48.39, 9.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.115, 6.092, 4.865)`
Decimal	`8853308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87173C, 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 #87173C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#87173C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #87173C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87173c; }
.text { color: #87173c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87173c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 23 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87173c, #872a17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #87173C?: #87173C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87173C?: The RGB value is 135, 23, 60: 135 red, 23 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87173C?: The complementary color is #178762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87173C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.