What color is #887781?

#887781 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887781?

The RGB value is 136, 119, 129: 136 red, 119 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887781?

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

Is black or white text better on #887781?

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.

#887781 color

#887781 rgb(136, 119, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887781 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 46.7% green and 50.6% blue (136, 119, 129).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#887781 color codes

HEX	`#887781`
RGB	`rgb(136, 119, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 46.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.85, 8.42, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.85, 8.95, 340.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.712, 20.013, 23.536)`
Decimal	`8943489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887781, 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 #887781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887781 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 #887781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887781; }
.text { color: #887781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 119 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887781, #887779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887781?: #887781 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887781?: The RGB value is 136, 119, 129: 136 red, 119 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887781?: The complementary color is #77887E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887781?: 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.