What color is #87897E?

#87897E is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87897E?

The RGB value is 135, 137, 126: 135 red, 137 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87897E?

The complementary color is #807E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87897E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87897E color

#87897E rgb(135, 137, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87897E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 53.7% green and 49.4% blue (135, 137, 126).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#87897E color codes

HEX	`#87897E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 137, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 53.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 8%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.63, -2.84, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.63, 6.32, 116.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.703, 24.549, 23.277)`
Decimal	`8882558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87897E, 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 #87897E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87897E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #87897E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87897e; }
.text { color: #87897e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87897e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 137 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87897e, #82897e); }

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Questions

What color is #87897E?: #87897E is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87897E?: The RGB value is 135, 137, 126: 135 red, 137 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87897E?: The complementary color is #807E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87897E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.