What color is #877486?

#877486 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877486?

The RGB value is 135, 116, 134: 135 red, 116 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877486?

The complementary color is #748775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877486 color

#877486 rgb(135, 116, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877486 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.5% green and 52.5% blue (135, 116, 134).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#877486 color codes

HEX	`#877486`
RGB	`rgb(135, 116, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.11, 10.78, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.11, 12.91, 326.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.54, 19.363, 25.205)`
Decimal	`8877190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877486, 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 #877486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #877486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877486; }
.text { color: #877486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 116 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877486, #87747d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #877486?: #877486 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877486?: The RGB value is 135, 116, 134: 135 red, 116 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877486?: The complementary color is #748775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.