What color is #87757F?

#87757F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87757F?

The RGB value is 135, 117, 127: 135 red, 117 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87757F?

The complementary color is #75877D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87757F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87757F color

#87757F rgb(135, 117, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87757F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 45.9% green and 49.8% blue (135, 117, 127).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#87757F color codes

HEX	`#87757F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 117, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 45.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.16, 8.82, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.16, 9.29, 341.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.183, 19.406, 22.757)`
Decimal	`8877439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87757F, 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 #87757F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87757F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #87757F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87757f; }
.text { color: #87757f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87757f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 117 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87757f, #877576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #87757F?: #87757F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87757F?: The RGB value is 135, 117, 127: 135 red, 117 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87757F?: The complementary color is #75877D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87757F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.