What color is #887E89?

#887E89 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887E89?

The RGB value is 136, 126, 137: 136 red, 126 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887E89?

The complementary color is #7F897E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887E89 color

#887E89 rgb(136, 126, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887E89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49.4% green and 53.7% blue (136, 126, 137).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#887E89 color codes

HEX	`#887E89`
RGB	`rgb(136, 126, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 8%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.99, 5.93, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.99, 7.48, 322.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.129, 21.962, 26.735)`
Decimal	`8945289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887E89, 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 #887E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #887E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887e89; }
.text { color: #887e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 126 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887e89, #897e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887E89?: #887E89 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887E89?: The RGB value is 136, 126, 137: 136 red, 126 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887E89?: The complementary color is #7F897E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.