What color is #875777?

#875777 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #875777?

The RGB value is 135, 87, 119: 135 red, 87 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875777?

The complementary color is #578767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875777?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875777 color

#875777 rgb(135, 87, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #875777 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 34.1% green and 46.7% blue (135, 87, 119).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#875777 color codes

HEX	`#875777`
RGB	`rgb(135, 87, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 34.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.21, 24.99, -9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.21, 26.89, 338.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.73, 13.3, 19.135)`
Decimal	`8869751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875777, 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 #875777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #875777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875777; }
.text { color: #875777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 87 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875777, #87575f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #875777?: #875777 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #875777?: The RGB value is 135, 87, 119: 135 red, 87 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875777?: The complementary color is #578767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875777?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.