What color is #87686C?

#87686C 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 #87686C?

The RGB value is 135, 104, 108: 135 red, 104 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87686C?

The complementary color is #688783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87686C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87686C color

#87686C rgb(135, 104, 108)

Shades of red

The hex color #87686C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.8% green and 42.4% blue (135, 104, 108).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% 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 4.97:1).

#87686C color codes

HEX	`#87686C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 104, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.15, 13.05, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.15, 13.29, 11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.649, 16.135, 16.369)`
Decimal	`8874092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87686C, 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 #87686C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87686C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #87686C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87686c; }
.text { color: #87686c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87686c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 104 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87686c, #877368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #87686C?: #87686C 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 #87686C?: The RGB value is 135, 104, 108: 135 red, 104 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87686C?: The complementary color is #688783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87686C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.