What color is #878787?

#878787 is a gray known as Mithril. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mithril?

The RGB value is 135, 135, 135: 135 red, 135 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mithril?

The complementary color is #878787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mithril color: hex code #878787

#878787 rgb(135, 135, 135)

Shades of gray

Mithril has the hex code #878787. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.9% green and 52.9% blue (135, 135, 135).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

Mithril (#878787) color codes

HEX	`#878787`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.32, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.32, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.028, 24.228, 26.38)`
Decimal	`8882055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mithril, 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 #878787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #878787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878787; }
.text { color: #878787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878787, #878787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #878787 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #878787?: #878787 is a gray known as Mithril. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mithril?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 135: 135 red, 135 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mithril?: The complementary color is #878787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.