What color is #87738A?

#87738A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87738A?

The RGB value is 135, 115, 138: 135 red, 115 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87738A?

The complementary color is #768A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87738A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87738A color

#87738A rgb(135, 115, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #87738A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.1% green and 54.1% blue (135, 115, 138).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#87738A color codes

HEX	`#87738A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 115, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, 12.18, -9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 15.54, 321.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.709, 19.248, 26.664)`
Decimal	`8876938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87738A, 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 #87738A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87738A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #87738A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87738a; }
.text { color: #87738a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87738a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 115 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87738a, #8a7382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #87738A?: #87738A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87738A?: The RGB value is 135, 115, 138: 135 red, 115 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87738A?: The complementary color is #768A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87738A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.