What color is #887175?

#887175 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887175?

The RGB value is 136, 113, 117: 136 red, 113 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887175?

The complementary color is #718884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887175 color

#887175 rgb(136, 113, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887175 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 44.3% green and 45.9% blue (136, 113, 117).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#887175 color codes

HEX	`#887175`
RGB	`rgb(136, 113, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 44.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, 9.71, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 9.78, 6.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.269, 18.329, 19.349)`
Decimal	`8941941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887175, 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 #887175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#887175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #887175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887175; }
.text { color: #887175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 113 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887175, #887971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #887175?: #887175 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887175?: The RGB value is 136, 113, 117: 136 red, 113 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887175?: The complementary color is #718884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.