What color is #87234B?

#87234B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87234B?

The RGB value is 135, 35, 75: 135 red, 35 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87234B?

The complementary color is #23875F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87234B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87234B color

#87234B rgb(135, 35, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #87234B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 13.7% green and 29.4% blue (135, 35, 75).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 59% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 44% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wine Grape (#941751), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#87234B color codes

HEX	`#87234B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 35, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 13.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 59%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 74%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 44%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.49, 45.17, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.49, 45.17, 0.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.864, 6.862, 7.355)`
Decimal	`8856395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87234B, 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 #87234B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#87234B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #87234B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87234b; }
.text { color: #87234b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87234b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 35 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87234b, #872d23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #87234B?: #87234B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87234B?: The RGB value is 135, 35, 75: 135 red, 35 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87234B?: The complementary color is #23875F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87234B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.