What color is #887986?

#887986 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887986?

The RGB value is 136, 121, 134: 136 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887986?

The complementary color is #79887B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887986 color

#887986 rgb(136, 121, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887986 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.5% green and 52.5% blue (136, 121, 134).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#887986 color codes

HEX	`#887986`
RGB	`rgb(136, 121, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.54, 8.23, -4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.54, 9.61, 328.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.293, 20.63, 25.41)`
Decimal	`8944006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887986, 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 #887986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #887986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887986; }
.text { color: #887986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 121 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887986, #88797e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887986?: #887986 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887986?: The RGB value is 136, 121, 134: 136 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887986?: The complementary color is #79887B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.