What color is #87747D?

#87747D is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87747D?

The RGB value is 135, 116, 125: 135 red, 116 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87747D?

The complementary color is #74877E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87747D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87747D color

#87747D rgb(135, 116, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87747D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.5% green and 49% blue (135, 116, 125).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#87747D color codes

HEX	`#87747D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 116, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, 9.03, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 9.29, 346.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.938, 19.123, 22.039)`
Decimal	`8877181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87747D, 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 #87747D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87747D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #87747D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87747d; }
.text { color: #87747d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87747d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 116 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87747d, #877574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #87747D?: #87747D is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87747D?: The RGB value is 135, 116, 125: 135 red, 116 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87747D?: The complementary color is #74877E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87747D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.