What color is #87687C?

#87687C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87687C?

The RGB value is 135, 104, 124: 135 red, 104 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87687C?

The complementary color is #688773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87687C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87687C color

#87687C rgb(135, 104, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #87687C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 40.8% green and 48.6% blue (135, 104, 124).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#87687C color codes

HEX	`#87687C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 104, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 40.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 8%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, 15.9, -6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 17.12, 338.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.58, 16.507, 21.272)`
Decimal	`8874108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87687C, 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 #87687C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87687C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #87687C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87687c; }
.text { color: #87687c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87687c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 104 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87687c, #87686d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #87687C?: #87687C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87687C?: The RGB value is 135, 104, 124: 135 red, 104 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87687C?: The complementary color is #688773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87687C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.