What color is #87474C?

#87474C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87474C?

The RGB value is 135, 71, 76: 135 red, 71 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87474C?

The complementary color is #478782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87474C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87474C color

#87474C rgb(135, 71, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #87474C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 27.8% green and 29.8% blue (135, 71, 76).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 44% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#87474C color codes

HEX	`#87474C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 71, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 27.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 47%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 44%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.16, 27.73, 9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.16, 29.26, 18.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.55, 10.18, 8.087)`
Decimal	`8865612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87474C, 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 #87474C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87474C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #87474C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87474c; }
.text { color: #87474c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87474c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 71 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87474c, #876247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #87474C?: #87474C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87474C?: The RGB value is 135, 71, 76: 135 red, 71 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87474C?: The complementary color is #478782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87474C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.