What color is #877885?

#877885 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877885?

The RGB value is 135, 120, 133: 135 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877885?

The complementary color is #78877A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877885 color

#877885 rgb(135, 120, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877885 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.1% green and 52.2% blue (135, 120, 133).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#877885 color codes

HEX	`#877885`
RGB	`rgb(135, 120, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, 8.24, -4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 9.62, 328.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.941, 20.278, 24.997)`
Decimal	`8878213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877885, 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 #877885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #877885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877885; }
.text { color: #877885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 120 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877885, #87787e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #877885?: #877885 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877885?: The RGB value is 135, 120, 133: 135 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877885?: The complementary color is #78877A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.