What color is #887E8B?

#887E8B is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887E8B?

The RGB value is 136, 126, 139: 136 red, 126 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887E8B?

The complementary color is #818B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887E8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887E8B color

#887E8B rgb(136, 126, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887E8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49.4% green and 54.5% blue (136, 126, 139).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#887E8B color codes

HEX	`#887E8B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 126, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.05, 6.33, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.05, 8.48, 318.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.274, 22.02, 27.498)`
Decimal	`8945291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887E8B, 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 #887E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887E8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #887E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887e8b; }
.text { color: #887e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 126 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887e8b, #8b7e87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887E8B?: #887E8B is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887E8B?: The RGB value is 136, 126, 139: 136 red, 126 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887E8B?: The complementary color is #818B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887E8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.