What color is #887784?

#887784 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887784?

The RGB value is 136, 119, 132: 136 red, 119 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887784?

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

Is black or white text better on #887784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887784 color

#887784 rgb(136, 119, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887784 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 46.7% green and 51.8% blue (136, 119, 132).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#887784 color codes

HEX	`#887784`
RGB	`rgb(136, 119, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 46.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.94, 9, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.94, 10.14, 332.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.915, 20.094, 24.602)`
Decimal	`8943492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887784, 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 #887784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #887784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887784; }
.text { color: #887784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 119 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887784, #88777c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #887784?: #887784 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887784?: The RGB value is 136, 119, 132: 136 red, 119 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887784?: The complementary color is #77887B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.