What color is #887C8F?

#887C8F is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887C8F?

The RGB value is 136, 124, 143: 136 red, 124 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887C8F?

The complementary color is #838F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887C8F color

#887C8F rgb(136, 124, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887C8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 48.6% green and 56.1% blue (136, 124, 143).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#887C8F color codes

HEX	`#887C8F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 124, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 48.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, 8.32, -8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 11.96, 314.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.318, 21.633, 28.981)`
Decimal	`8944783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887C8F, 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 #887C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #887C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887c8f; }
.text { color: #887c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 124 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887c8f, #8f7c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #887C8F?: #887C8F is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887C8F?: The RGB value is 136, 124, 143: 136 red, 124 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887C8F?: The complementary color is #838F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.