What color is #87586A?

#87586A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87586A?

The RGB value is 135, 88, 106: 135 red, 88 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87586A?

The complementary color is #588775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87586A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87586A color

#87586A rgb(135, 88, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #87586A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 34.5% green and 41.6% blue (135, 88, 106).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#87586A color codes

HEX	`#87586A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 88, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 34.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 35%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.02, 22.15, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.02, 22.27, 354.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.083, 13.172, 15.328)`
Decimal	`8869994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87586A, 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 #87586A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87586A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #87586A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87586a; }
.text { color: #87586a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87586a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 88 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87586a, #875e58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #87586A?: #87586A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87586A?: The RGB value is 135, 88, 106: 135 red, 88 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87586A?: The complementary color is #588775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87586A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.