What color is #876B77?

#876B77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #876B77?

The RGB value is 135, 107, 119: 135 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #876B77?

The complementary color is #6B877B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #876B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#876B77 color

#876B77 rgb(135, 107, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #876B77 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 42% green and 46.7% blue (135, 107, 119).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#876B77 color codes

HEX	`#876B77`
RGB	`rgb(135, 107, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 42%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.26, 13.2, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.26, 13.42, 349.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.579, 16.999, 19.752)`
Decimal	`8874871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #876B77, 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 #876B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#876B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	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 #876B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #876b77; }
.text { color: #876b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #876b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 107 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #876b77, #876d6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #876B77?: #876B77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #876B77?: The RGB value is 135, 107, 119: 135 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #876B77?: The complementary color is #6B877B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #876B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.