What color is #877786?

#877786 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877786?

The RGB value is 135, 119, 134: 135 red, 119 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877786?

The complementary color is #778778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877786 color

#877786 rgb(135, 119, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877786 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 46.7% green and 52.5% blue (135, 119, 134).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#877786 color codes

HEX	`#877786`
RGB	`rgb(135, 119, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 46.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.91, 9.02, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.91, 10.78, 326.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.891, 20.066, 25.322)`
Decimal	`8877958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877786, 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 #877786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #877786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877786; }
.text { color: #877786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 119 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877786, #87777e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #877786?: #877786 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877786?: The RGB value is 135, 119, 134: 135 red, 119 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877786?: The complementary color is #778778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.