What color is #877983?

#877983 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877983?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 131: 135 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877983?

The complementary color is #79877D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877983 color

#877983 rgb(135, 121, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877983 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 51.4% blue (135, 121, 131).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#877983 color codes

HEX	`#877983`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.36, 7.26, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.36, 8.05, 334.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.925, 20.465, 24.316)`
Decimal	`8878467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877983, 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 #877983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #877983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877983; }
.text { color: #877983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877983, #87797c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877983?: #877983 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877983?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 131: 135 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877983?: The complementary color is #79877D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.