What color is #87776E?

#87776E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87776E?

The RGB value is 135, 119, 110: 135 red, 119 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87776E?

The complementary color is #6E7E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87776E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87776E color

#87776E rgb(135, 119, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87776E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 46.7% green and 43.1% blue (135, 119, 110).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#87776E color codes

HEX	`#87776E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 119, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 46.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, 4.61, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 8.56, 57.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.403, 19.471, 17.485)`
Decimal	`8877934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87776E, 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 #87776E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87776E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #87776E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87776e; }
.text { color: #87776e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87776e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 119 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87776e, #87846e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #87776E?: #87776E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87776E?: The RGB value is 135, 119, 110: 135 red, 119 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87776E?: The complementary color is #6E7E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87776E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.