What color is #87425E?

#87425E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87425E?

The RGB value is 135, 66, 94: 135 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87425E?

The complementary color is #42876B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87425E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87425E color

#87425E rgb(135, 66, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #87425E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 25.9% green and 36.9% blue (135, 66, 94).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#87425E color codes

HEX	`#87425E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 66, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 25.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, 32.85, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 32.97, 355.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.961, 9.857, 11.755)`
Decimal	`8864350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87425E, 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 #87425E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#87425E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #87425E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87425e; }
.text { color: #87425e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87425e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 66 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87425e, #874942); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #87425E?: #87425E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87425E?: The RGB value is 135, 66, 94: 135 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87425E?: The complementary color is #42876B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87425E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.