What color is #887C89?

#887C89 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887C89?

The RGB value is 136, 124, 137: 136 red, 124 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887C89?

The complementary color is #7D897C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887C89 color

#887C89 rgb(136, 124, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887C89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 48.6% green and 53.7% blue (136, 124, 137).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#887C89 color codes

HEX	`#887C89`
RGB	`rgb(136, 124, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 48.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, 7.08, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 8.89, 322.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.876, 21.456, 26.651)`
Decimal	`8944777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887C89, 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 #887C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #887C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887c89; }
.text { color: #887c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 124 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887c89, #897c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887C89?: #887C89 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887C89?: The RGB value is 136, 124, 137: 136 red, 124 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887C89?: The complementary color is #7D897C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.