What color is #87706F?

#87706F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87706F?

The RGB value is 135, 112, 111: 135 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87706F?

The complementary color is #6F8687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87706F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87706F color

#87706F rgb(135, 112, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87706F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 43.9% green and 43.5% blue (135, 112, 111).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#87706F color codes

HEX	`#87706F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 112, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 43.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, 8.85, 3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 9.69, 23.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.655, 17.888, 17.506)`
Decimal	`8876143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87706F, 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 #87706F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87706F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #87706F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87706f; }
.text { color: #87706f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87706f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 112 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87706f, #877c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #87706F?: #87706F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87706F?: The RGB value is 135, 112, 111: 135 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87706F?: The complementary color is #6F8687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87706F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.