What color is #887B71?

#887B71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887B71?

The RGB value is 136, 123, 113: 136 red, 123 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887B71?

The complementary color is #717E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887B71?

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.

#887B71 color

#887B71 rgb(136, 123, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887B71 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 48.2% green and 44.3% blue (136, 123, 113).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#887B71 color codes

HEX	`#887B71`
RGB	`rgb(136, 123, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 48.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, 3.2, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 7.95, 66.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.217, 20.593, 18.529)`
Decimal	`8944497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887B71, 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 #887B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887B71 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 #887B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887b71; }
.text { color: #887b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 123 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887b71, #888771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #887B71?: #887B71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887B71?: The RGB value is 136, 123, 113: 136 red, 123 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887B71?: The complementary color is #717E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887B71?: 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.