What color is #87636B?

#87636B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87636B?

The RGB value is 135, 99, 107: 135 red, 99 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87636B?

The complementary color is #63877F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87636B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87636B color

#87636B rgb(135, 99, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #87636B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 38.8% green and 42% blue (135, 99, 107).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#87636B color codes

HEX	`#87636B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 99, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 38.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.82, 15.84, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.82, 15.88, 4.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.108, 15.137, 15.928)`
Decimal	`8872811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87636B, 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 #87636B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87636B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #87636B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87636b; }
.text { color: #87636b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87636b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 99 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87636b, #876d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #87636B?: #87636B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87636B?: The RGB value is 135, 99, 107: 135 red, 99 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87636B?: The complementary color is #63877F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87636B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.