What color is #87496C?

#87496C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87496C?

The RGB value is 135, 73, 108: 135 red, 73 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87496C?

The complementary color is #498764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87496C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87496C color

#87496C rgb(135, 73, 108)

Shades of pink

The hex color #87496C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 28.6% green and 42.4% blue (135, 73, 108).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 20% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#87496C color codes

HEX	`#87496C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 73, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 28.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.58, 31.12, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.58, 32.29, 344.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.081, 11, 15.513)`
Decimal	`8866156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87496C, 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 #87496C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87496C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #87496C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87496c; }
.text { color: #87496c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87496c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 73 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87496c, #87494d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #87496C?: #87496C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87496C?: The RGB value is 135, 73, 108: 135 red, 73 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87496C?: The complementary color is #498764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87496C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.