What color is #87332D?

#87332D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Potion № 9. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87332D?

The RGB value is 135, 51, 45: 135 red, 51 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87332D?

The complementary color is #2D8187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87332D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87332D color

#87332D rgb(135, 51, 45)

Shades of red

The hex color #87332D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 20% green and 17.6% blue (135, 51, 45).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 50% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 67% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Potion № 9 (#8F3129), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#87332D color codes

HEX	`#87332D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 51, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 20%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 50%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 67%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 67%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.37, 35.57, 22.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.37, 42.04, 32.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.65, 7.71, 3.357)`
Decimal	`8860461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87332D, 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 #87332D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#87332D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #87332D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87332d; }
.text { color: #87332d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87332d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 51 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87332d, #87602d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #87332D?: #87332D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Potion № 9. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87332D?: The RGB value is 135, 51, 45: 135 red, 51 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87332D?: The complementary color is #2D8187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87332D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.