What color is #877877?

#877877 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877877?

The RGB value is 135, 120, 119: 135 red, 120 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877877?

The complementary color is #778687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877877 color

#877877 rgb(135, 120, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877877 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.1% green and 46.7% blue (135, 120, 119).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#877877 color codes

HEX	`#877877`
RGB	`rgb(135, 120, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, 5.59, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 6.19, 25.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.038, 19.916, 20.238)`
Decimal	`8878199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877877, 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 #877877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #877877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877877; }
.text { color: #877877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 120 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877877, #878077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877877?: #877877 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877877?: The RGB value is 135, 120, 119: 135 red, 120 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877877?: The complementary color is #778687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.