What color is #87596B?

#87596B 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 #87596B?

The RGB value is 135, 89, 107: 135 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87596B?

The complementary color is #598775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87596B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87596B color

#87596B rgb(135, 89, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #87596B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 34.9% green and 42% blue (135, 89, 107).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% 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 5.72:1).

#87596B color codes

HEX	`#87596B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 89, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 34.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.3, 21.73, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.3, 21.87, 353.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.218, 13.358, 15.631)`
Decimal	`8870251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87596B, 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 #87596B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87596B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #87596B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87596b; }
.text { color: #87596b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87596b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 89 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87596b, #875e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #87596B?: #87596B 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 #87596B?: The RGB value is 135, 89, 107: 135 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87596B?: The complementary color is #598775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87596B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.