What color is #876D85?

#876D85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876D85?

The RGB value is 135, 109, 133: 135 red, 109 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876D85?

The complementary color is #6D876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876D85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876D85 color

#876D85 rgb(135, 109, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #876D85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42.7% green and 52.2% blue (135, 109, 133).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#876D85 color codes

HEX	`#876D85`
RGB	`rgb(135, 109, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.23, 14.7, -9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.23, 17.4, 327.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.693, 17.782, 24.581)`
Decimal	`8875397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876D85, 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 #876D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #876D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876d85; }
.text { color: #876d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 109 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876d85, #876d78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #876D85?: #876D85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876D85?: The RGB value is 135, 109, 133: 135 red, 109 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876D85?: The complementary color is #6D876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876D85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.