What color is #887975?

#887975 is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887975?

The RGB value is 136, 121, 117: 136 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887975?

The complementary color is #758488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887975 color

#887975 rgb(136, 121, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887975 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.5% green and 45.9% blue (136, 121, 117).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#887975 color codes

HEX	`#887975`
RGB	`rgb(136, 121, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.06, 5.05, 4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.06, 6.63, 40.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.201, 20.194, 19.66)`
Decimal	`8943989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887975, 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 #887975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #887975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887975; }
.text { color: #887975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 121 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887975, #888375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #887975?: #887975 is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887975?: The RGB value is 136, 121, 117: 136 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887975?: The complementary color is #758488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.