What color is #887976?

#887976 is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887976?

The RGB value is 136, 121, 118: 136 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887976?

The complementary color is #768588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887976 color

#887976 rgb(136, 121, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887976 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.5% green and 46.3% blue (136, 121, 118).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#887976 color codes

HEX	`#887976`
RGB	`rgb(136, 121, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, 5.22, 3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 6.43, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.261, 20.217, 19.971)`
Decimal	`8943990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887976, 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 #887976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #887976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887976; }
.text { color: #887976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 121 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887976, #888276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #887976?: #887976 is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887976?: The RGB value is 136, 121, 118: 136 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887976?: The complementary color is #768588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.