What color is #887B8F?

#887B8F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887B8F?

The RGB value is 136, 123, 143: 136 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887B8F?

The complementary color is #828F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887B8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887B8F color

#887B8F rgb(136, 123, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887B8F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 48.2% green and 56.1% blue (136, 123, 143).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#887B8F color codes

HEX	`#887B8F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 123, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 48.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.37, 8.9, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.37, 12.65, 314.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.193, 21.383, 28.94)`
Decimal	`8944527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887B8F, 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 #887B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #887B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887b8f; }
.text { color: #887b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 123 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887b8f, #8f7b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #887B8F?: #887B8F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887B8F?: The RGB value is 136, 123, 143: 136 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887B8F?: The complementary color is #828F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887B8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.