What color is #887686?

#887686 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887686?

The RGB value is 136, 118, 134: 136 red, 118 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887686?

The complementary color is #768878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887686 color

#887686 rgb(136, 118, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887686 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 46.3% green and 52.5% blue (136, 118, 134).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#887686 color codes

HEX	`#887686`
RGB	`rgb(136, 118, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 46.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, 9.98, -6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 11.72, 328.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.934, 19.913, 25.29)`
Decimal	`8943238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887686, 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 #887686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #887686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887686; }
.text { color: #887686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 118 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887686, #88767d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #887686?: #887686 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887686?: The RGB value is 136, 118, 134: 136 red, 118 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887686?: The complementary color is #768878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.