What color is #887174?

#887174 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887174?

The RGB value is 136, 113, 116: 136 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887174?

The complementary color is #718885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887174 color

#887174 rgb(136, 113, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887174 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 44.3% green and 45.5% blue (136, 113, 116).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#887174 color codes

HEX	`#887174`
RGB	`rgb(136, 113, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 44.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, 9.53, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 9.68, 10.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.211, 18.306, 19.041)`
Decimal	`8941940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887174, 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 #887174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#887174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #887174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887174; }
.text { color: #887174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 113 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887174, #887a71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #887174?: #887174 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887174?: The RGB value is 136, 113, 116: 136 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887174?: The complementary color is #718885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.