What color is #87846F?

#87846F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87846F?

The RGB value is 135, 132, 111: 135 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87846F?

The complementary color is #6F7287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87846F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87846F color

#87846F rgb(135, 132, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87846F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51.8% green and 43.5% blue (135, 132, 111).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#87846F color codes

HEX	`#87846F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 132, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.87, -2.65, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.87, 12.06, 102.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.112, 22.801, 18.325)`
Decimal	`8881263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87846F, 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 #87846F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87846F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #87846F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87846f; }
.text { color: #87846f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87846f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 132 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87846f, #7e876f); }

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Questions

What color is #87846F?: #87846F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87846F?: The RGB value is 135, 132, 111: 135 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87846F?: The complementary color is #6F7287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87846F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.