What color is #877588?

#877588 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877588?

The RGB value is 135, 117, 136: 135 red, 117 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877588?

The complementary color is #768875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877588?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877588 color

#877588 rgb(135, 117, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #877588 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.9% green and 53.3% blue (135, 117, 136).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#877588 color codes

HEX	`#877588`
RGB	`rgb(135, 117, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.44, 10.6, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.44, 13.15, 323.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.796, 19.651, 25.985)`
Decimal	`8877448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877588, 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 #877588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #877588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877588; }
.text { color: #877588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 117 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877588, #887580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #877588?: #877588 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877588?: The RGB value is 135, 117, 136: 135 red, 117 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877588?: The complementary color is #768875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877588?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.