What color is #87595E?

#87595E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87595E?

The RGB value is 135, 89, 94: 135 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87595E?

The complementary color is #598782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87595E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87595E color

#87595E rgb(135, 89, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #87595E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 34.9% green and 36.9% blue (135, 89, 94).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#87595E color codes

HEX	`#87595E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 89, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 34.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.92, 19.7, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.92, 20.3, 14.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.585, 13.105, 12.296)`
Decimal	`8870238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87595E, 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 #87595E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87595E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #87595E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87595e; }
.text { color: #87595e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87595e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 89 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87595e, #876b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #87595E?: #87595E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87595E?: The RGB value is 135, 89, 94: 135 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87595E?: The complementary color is #598782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87595E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.