What color is #877280?

#877280 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877280?

The RGB value is 135, 114, 128: 135 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877280?

The complementary color is #728779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877280 color

#877280 rgb(135, 114, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877280 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.7% green and 50.2% blue (135, 114, 128).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#877280 color codes

HEX	`#877280`
RGB	`rgb(135, 114, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, 10.77, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 11.73, 336.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.905, 18.744, 22.987)`
Decimal	`8876672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877280, 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 #877280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #877280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877280; }
.text { color: #877280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 114 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877280, #877276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #877280?: #877280 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877280?: The RGB value is 135, 114, 128: 135 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877280?: The complementary color is #728779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.