What color is #87676D?

#87676D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87676D?

The RGB value is 135, 103, 109: 135 red, 103 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87676D?

The complementary color is #678781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87676D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87676D color

#87676D rgb(135, 103, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #87676D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.4% green and 42.7% blue (135, 103, 109).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#87676D color codes

HEX	`#87676D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 103, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, 13.81, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 13.9, 6.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.602, 15.956, 16.618)`
Decimal	`8873837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87676D, 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 #87676D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87676D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #87676D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87676d; }
.text { color: #87676d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87676d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 103 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87676d, #877167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #87676D?: #87676D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87676D?: The RGB value is 135, 103, 109: 135 red, 103 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87676D?: The complementary color is #678781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87676D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.