What color is #887E8E?

#887E8E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887E8E?

The RGB value is 136, 126, 142: 136 red, 126 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887E8E?

The complementary color is #848E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887E8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887E8E color

#887E8E rgb(136, 126, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887E8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49.4% green and 55.7% blue (136, 126, 142).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% 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).

#887E8E color codes

HEX	`#887E8E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 126, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.14, 6.95, -7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.14, 10.04, 313.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.496, 22.109, 28.668)`
Decimal	`8945294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887E8E, 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 #887E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #887E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887e8e; }
.text { color: #887e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 126 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887e8e, #8e7e8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #887E8E?: #887E8E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887E8E?: The RGB value is 136, 126, 142: 136 red, 126 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887E8E?: The complementary color is #848E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.