What color is #877688?

#877688 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877688?

The RGB value is 135, 118, 136: 135 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877688?

The complementary color is #778876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877688 color

#877688 rgb(135, 118, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877688 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 46.3% green and 53.3% blue (135, 118, 136).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#877688 color codes

HEX	`#877688`
RGB	`rgb(135, 118, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 46.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.71, 10.01, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.71, 12.44, 323.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.913, 19.886, 26.024)`
Decimal	`8877704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877688, 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 #877688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #877688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877688; }
.text { color: #877688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 118 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877688, #887680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #877688?: #877688 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877688?: The RGB value is 135, 118, 136: 135 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877688?: The complementary color is #778876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.