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#887787 Color

#887787 is rgb(136, 119, 135) in RGB, hsl(304, 7%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Lavender (#796878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#887787
HEX#887787
RGBrgb(136, 119, 135)
HSLhsl(304, 7%, 50%)
HSVhsv(304, 12%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.031 327.8)
LABlab(52.03% 9.05 -6.22)
LCHlch(52.03% 10.98 325.48)

What #887787 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #887787, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Lavender#796878ΔE 5.97Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 6.44Rocket Metallic#8A7F80ΔE 8.87Taupe Gray#8B8589ΔE 8.89Zircon Gray#807473ΔE 9.84Roman Silver#838996ΔE 10.58

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#887787 Channel Values

How #887787 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 136 · G 119 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 7% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 12% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 1% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.17:1 vs white · 5.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #887787 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #887787 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #887787

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #887787; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#887787
Complementary
#778878
Analogous
#817788
Analogous
#88777E
Triadic
#878877
Triadic
#778788
Split comp.
#7E8877
Split comp.
#778881

Tints & Shades of #887787

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#998A98
#AA9DA9
#BAB0BA
#C8C0C8
#D9D3D9
#EAE6E9

Shades

#756674
#655864
#524751
#413941
#2E282E
#1E1A1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #887787.

How #887787 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#887787
Protanopia#7A7A87
Protanomaly#807987
Deuteranopia#7D7D87
Deuteranomaly#827B87
Tritanopia#867979
Tritanomaly#87787F
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #887787 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-887787: #887787;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #887787;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-887787': '#887787' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.467, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_887787">#887787</color>
SVG fillfill="#887787"

More Gray Colors

#887787 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272ad9d9d9292524d8d8d8292929d6d6d62a2d2fd6d3d12b2b2bd4d4d82e2e2ed4d4d435383943494e51484f5c5c5c6b6e707968788389968e8c84a1a1a1acacacbebebed1d1d1

#887787 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #887787?

#887787 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(136, 119, 135) in RGB and hsl(304, 7%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #887787?

#887787 is rgb(136, 119, 135) — red 136, green 119, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #887787?

#887787 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #887787 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #887787 scores 4.17:1 against white and 5.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #887787 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #887787 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 11.09, which is visibly different.

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