What color is #877382?

#877382 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877382?

The RGB value is 135, 115, 130: 135 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877382?

The complementary color is #738778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877382 color

#877382 rgb(135, 115, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877382 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.1% green and 51% blue (135, 115, 130).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#877382 color codes

HEX	`#877382`
RGB	`rgb(135, 115, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.72, 10.57, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.72, 11.84, 333.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.151, 19.024, 23.725)`
Decimal	`8876930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877382, 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 #877382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #877382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877382; }
.text { color: #877382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 115 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877382, #877378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #877382?: #877382 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877382?: The RGB value is 135, 115, 130: 135 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877382?: The complementary color is #738778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.