What color is #877980?

#877980 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877980?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 128: 135 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877980?

The complementary color is #798780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877980 color

#877980 rgb(135, 121, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877980 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 50.2% blue (135, 121, 128).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#877980 color codes

HEX	`#877980`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.27, 6.68, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.27, 6.93, 344.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.725, 20.384, 23.261)`
Decimal	`8878464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877980, 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 #877980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #877980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877980; }
.text { color: #877980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877980, #877979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877980?: #877980 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877980?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 128: 135 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877980?: The complementary color is #798780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.