What color is #887E7C?

#887E7C is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887E7C?

The RGB value is 136, 126, 124: 136 red, 126 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887E7C?

The complementary color is #7C8688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887E7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887E7C color

#887E7C rgb(136, 126, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887E7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49.4% green and 48.6% blue (136, 126, 124).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#887E7C color codes

HEX	`#887E7C`
RGB	`rgb(136, 126, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 9%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, 3.42, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 4.21, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.252, 21.611, 22.117)`
Decimal	`8945276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887E7C, 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 #887E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #887E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887e7c; }
.text { color: #887e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 126 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887e7c, #88847c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887E7C?: #887E7C is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887E7C?: The RGB value is 136, 126, 124: 136 red, 126 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887E7C?: The complementary color is #7C8688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887E7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.