What color is #887C75?

#887C75 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887C75?

The RGB value is 136, 124, 117: 136 red, 124 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887C75?

The complementary color is #758188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887C75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887C75 color

#887C75 rgb(136, 124, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887C75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 48.6% green and 45.9% blue (136, 124, 117).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#887C75 color codes

HEX	`#887C75`
RGB	`rgb(136, 124, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 48.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, 3.32, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 6.4, 58.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.572, 20.934, 19.783)`
Decimal	`8944757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887C75, 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 #887C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #887C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887c75; }
.text { color: #887c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 124 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887c75, #888675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887C75?: #887C75 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887C75?: The RGB value is 136, 124, 117: 136 red, 124 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887C75?: The complementary color is #758188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887C75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.