What color is #87727A?

#87727A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87727A?

The RGB value is 135, 114, 122: 135 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87727A?

The complementary color is #72877F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87727A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87727A color

#87727A rgb(135, 114, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87727A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.7% green and 47.8% blue (135, 114, 122).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#87727A color codes

HEX	`#87727A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 114, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.21, 9.64, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.21, 9.73, 352.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.522, 18.591, 20.969)`
Decimal	`8876666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87727A, 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 #87727A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87727A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #87727A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87727a; }
.text { color: #87727a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87727a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 114 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87727a, #877572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #87727A?: #87727A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87727A?: The RGB value is 135, 114, 122: 135 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87727A?: The complementary color is #72877F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87727A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.