What color is #87816C?

#87816C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87816C?

The RGB value is 135, 129, 108: 135 red, 129 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87816C?

The complementary color is #6C7287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87816C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87816C color

#87816C rgb(135, 129, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87816C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 50.6% green and 42.4% blue (135, 129, 108).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#87816C color codes

HEX	`#87816C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 129, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 50.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, -1.45, 12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 12.3, 96.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.549, 21.934, 17.336)`
Decimal	`8880492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87816C, 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 #87816C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87816C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #87816C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87816c; }
.text { color: #87816c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87816c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 129 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87816c, #80876c); }

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Questions

What color is #87816C?: #87816C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87816C?: The RGB value is 135, 129, 108: 135 red, 129 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87816C?: The complementary color is #6C7287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87816C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.