What color is #887A79?

#887A79 is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887A79?

The RGB value is 136, 122, 121: 136 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887A79?

The complementary color is #798788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887A79 color

#887A79 rgb(136, 122, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887A79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.8% green and 47.5% blue (136, 122, 121).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#887A79 color codes

HEX	`#887A79`
RGB	`rgb(136, 122, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.44, 5.18, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.44, 5.75, 25.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.564, 20.534, 20.966)`
Decimal	`8944249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887A79, 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 #887A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #887A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887a79; }
.text { color: #887a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 122 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887a79, #888279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887A79?: #887A79 is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887A79?: The RGB value is 136, 122, 121: 136 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887A79?: The complementary color is #798788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.