What color is #877784?

#877784 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877784?

The RGB value is 135, 119, 132: 135 red, 119 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877784?

The complementary color is #77877A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877784 color

#877784 rgb(135, 119, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877784 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 46.7% green and 51.8% blue (135, 119, 132).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% 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 5:1).

#877784 color codes

HEX	`#877784`
RGB	`rgb(135, 119, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 46.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.85, 8.63, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.85, 9.88, 330.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.753, 20.011, 24.595)`
Decimal	`8877956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877784, 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 #877784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #877784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877784; }
.text { color: #877784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 119 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877784, #87777c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #877784?: #877784 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877784?: The RGB value is 135, 119, 132: 135 red, 119 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877784?: The complementary color is #77877A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.