What color is #887A7B?

#887A7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887A7B?

The RGB value is 136, 122, 123: 136 red, 122 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887A7B?

The complementary color is #7A8887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887A7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887A7B color

#887A7B rgb(136, 122, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887A7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.8% green and 48.2% blue (136, 122, 123).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#887A7B color codes

HEX	`#887A7B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 122, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, 5.55, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 5.72, 14.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.688, 20.584, 21.618)`
Decimal	`8944251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887A7B, 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 #887A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #887A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887a7b; }
.text { color: #887a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 122 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887a7b, #88807a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887A7B?: #887A7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887A7B?: The RGB value is 136, 122, 123: 136 red, 122 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887A7B?: The complementary color is #7A8887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887A7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.