What color is #887F91?

#887F91 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887F91?

The RGB value is 136, 127, 145: 136 red, 127 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887F91?

The complementary color is #88917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887F91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887F91 color

#887F91 rgb(136, 127, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887F91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49.8% green and 56.9% blue (136, 127, 145).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#887F91 color codes

HEX	`#887F91`
RGB	`rgb(136, 127, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, 6.99, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 10.97, 309.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.853, 22.457, 29.913)`
Decimal	`8945553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887F91, 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 #887F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #887F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887f91; }
.text { color: #887f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 127 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887f91, #917f91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #887F91?: #887F91 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887F91?: The RGB value is 136, 127, 145: 136 red, 127 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887F91?: The complementary color is #88917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887F91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.