What color is #87607C?

#87607C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87607C?

The RGB value is 135, 96, 124: 135 red, 96 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87607C?

The complementary color is #60876B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87607C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87607C color

#87607C rgb(135, 96, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #87607C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 37.6% green and 48.6% blue (135, 96, 124).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 8% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#87607C color codes

HEX	`#87607C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 96, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 37.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 8%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.6, 20.63, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.6, 22.66, 335.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.812, 14.973, 21.017)`
Decimal	`8872060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87607C, 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 #87607C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87607C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #87607C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87607c; }
.text { color: #87607c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87607c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 96 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87607c, #876069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #87607C?: #87607C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87607C?: The RGB value is 135, 96, 124: 135 red, 96 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87607C?: The complementary color is #60876B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87607C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.