What color is #87717D?

#87717D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87717D?

The RGB value is 135, 113, 125: 135 red, 113 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87717D?

The complementary color is #71877B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87717D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87717D color

#87717D rgb(135, 113, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87717D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.3% green and 49% blue (135, 113, 125).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#87717D color codes

HEX	`#87717D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 113, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, 10.79, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 11.3, 342.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.598, 18.442, 21.925)`
Decimal	`8876413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87717D, 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 #87717D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87717D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #87717D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87717d; }
.text { color: #87717d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87717d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 113 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87717d, #877172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #87717D?: #87717D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87717D?: The RGB value is 135, 113, 125: 135 red, 113 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87717D?: The complementary color is #71877B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87717D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.