What color is #87767A?

#87767A is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87767A?

The RGB value is 135, 118, 122: 135 red, 118 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87767A?

The complementary color is #768783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87767A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87767A color

#87767A rgb(135, 118, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87767A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 46.3% green and 47.8% blue (135, 118, 122).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#87767A color codes

HEX	`#87767A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 118, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 46.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, 7.3, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 7.3, 1.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.983, 19.513, 21.122)`
Decimal	`8877690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87767A, 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 #87767A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87767A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #87767A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87767a; }
.text { color: #87767a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87767a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 118 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87767a, #877b76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #87767A?: #87767A is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87767A?: The RGB value is 135, 118, 122: 135 red, 118 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87767A?: The complementary color is #768783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87767A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.