What color is #877873?

#877873 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877873?

The RGB value is 135, 120, 115: 135 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877873?

The complementary color is #738287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877873 color

#877873 rgb(135, 120, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877873 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (135, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#877873 color codes

HEX	`#877873`
RGB	`rgb(135, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.64, 4.88, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.64, 6.88, 44.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.803, 19.822, 18.999)`
Decimal	`8878195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877873, 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 #877873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #877873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877873; }
.text { color: #877873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877873, #878273); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #877873?: #877873 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877873?: The RGB value is 135, 120, 115: 135 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877873?: The complementary color is #738287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.