Information about #87738A color

#87738A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87738A falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 115, 138) — 52.9% red, 45.1% green, 54.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 9 / 0 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #87738A carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Purple Grey (#866F85). Slightly further away sit Greyish Purple (#887191) and Grey Purple (#826D8C).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(135, 115, 138)), which gives #87738A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87738A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#87738A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#87738A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87738A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#87738A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87738A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#87738A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #87738A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Greyish Purple color link
Greyish Purple

#887191

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

De Janeiro color link
De Janeiro

#856684

Rugged Lavender color link
Rugged Lavender

#80818B

Rocket Metallic color link
Rocket Metallic

#8A7F80

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

#87738A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87738A
  • RGB135, 115, 138
  • CMYK1, 9, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(135, 115, 138)
  • HSL292°, 9%, 50%
  • HSL Precise292.174°, 9.091%, 49.608%
  • HSV292°, 17%, 54%
  • HSB292°, 17%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.451, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.451, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.451, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID87738A
  • DECIMAL ID8876938
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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