What color is #877878?

#877878 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877878?

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

What is the complementary color of #877878?

The complementary color is #788787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877878 color

#877878 rgb(135, 120, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877878 is a gray.

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

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

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#877878 color codes

HEX	`#877878`
RGB	`rgb(135, 120, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.77, 5.77, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.77, 6.14, 20.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.098, 19.94, 20.556)`
Decimal	`8878200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877878, 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 #877878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #877878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877878; }
.text { color: #877878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 120 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877878, #878078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877878?: #877878 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877878?: The RGB value is 135, 120, 120: 135 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877878?: The complementary color is #788787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.