What color is #887E8D?

#887E8D is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887E8D?

The RGB value is 136, 126, 141: 136 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887E8D?

The complementary color is #838D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887E8D color

#887E8D rgb(136, 126, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887E8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49.4% green and 55.3% blue (136, 126, 141).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% 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 5.42:1).

#887E8D color codes

HEX	`#887E8D`
RGB	`rgb(136, 126, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 6.74, -6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 9.51, 315.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.421, 22.079, 28.275)`
Decimal	`8945293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887E8D, 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 #887E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #887E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887e8d; }
.text { color: #887e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 126 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887e8d, #8d7e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #887E8D?: #887E8D is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887E8D?: The RGB value is 136, 126, 141: 136 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887E8D?: The complementary color is #838D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.