What color is #87396B?

#87396B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87396B?

The RGB value is 135, 57, 107: 135 red, 57 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87396B?

The complementary color is #398755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87396B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87396B color

#87396B rgb(135, 57, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #87396B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 22.4% green and 42% blue (135, 57, 107).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 41% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#87396B color codes

HEX	`#87396B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 57, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 22.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 41%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 58%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.25, 39.52, -13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.25, 41.61, 341.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.109, 9.14, 14.928)`
Decimal	`8862059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87396B, 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 #87396B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#87396B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #87396B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87396b; }
.text { color: #87396b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87396b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 57 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87396b, #873944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #87396B?: #87396B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87396B?: The RGB value is 135, 57, 107: 135 red, 57 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87396B?: The complementary color is #398755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87396B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.