What color is #887F65?

#887F65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887F65?

The RGB value is 136, 127, 101: 136 red, 127 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887F65?

The complementary color is #656E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887F65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887F65 color

#887F65 rgb(136, 127, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #887F65 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49.8% green and 39.6% blue (136, 127, 101).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#887F65 color codes

HEX	`#887F65`
RGB	`rgb(136, 127, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, -1, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 15.43, 93.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.092, 21.353, 15.373)`
Decimal	`8945509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887F65, 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 #887F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #887F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887f65; }
.text { color: #887f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 127 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887f65, #808865); }

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Questions

What color is #887F65?: #887F65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887F65?: The RGB value is 136, 127, 101: 136 red, 127 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887F65?: The complementary color is #656E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887F65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.