What color is #887B87?

#887B87 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887B87?

The RGB value is 136, 123, 135: 136 red, 123 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887B87?

The complementary color is #7B887C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887B87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887B87 color

#887B87 rgb(136, 123, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887B87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 48.2% green and 52.9% blue (136, 123, 135).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#887B87 color codes

HEX	`#887B87`
RGB	`rgb(136, 123, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 48.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.11, 7.26, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.11, 8.65, 327.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.609, 21.15, 25.861)`
Decimal	`8944519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887B87, 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 #887B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #887B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887b87; }
.text { color: #887b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 123 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887b87, #887b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887B87?: #887B87 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887B87?: The RGB value is 136, 123, 135: 136 red, 123 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887B87?: The complementary color is #7B887C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887B87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.