What color is #887780?

#887780 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887780?

The RGB value is 136, 119, 128: 136 red, 119 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887780?

The complementary color is #77887F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887780?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887780 color

#887780 rgb(136, 119, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887780 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 46.7% green and 50.2% blue (136, 119, 128).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#887780 color codes

HEX	`#887780`
RGB	`rgb(136, 119, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 46.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 6%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, 8.23, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 8.6, 343.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.646, 19.987, 23.188)`
Decimal	`8943488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887780, 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 #887780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #887780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887780; }
.text { color: #887780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 119 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887780, #887778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887780?: #887780 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887780?: The RGB value is 136, 119, 128: 136 red, 119 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887780?: The complementary color is #77887F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887780?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.