What color is #877989?

#877989 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877989?

The RGB value is 135, 121, 137: 135 red, 121 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877989?

The complementary color is #7B8979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877989 color

#877989 rgb(135, 121, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877989 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.5% green and 53.7% blue (135, 121, 137).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#877989 color codes

HEX	`#877989`
RGB	`rgb(135, 121, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.54, 8.46, -6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.54, 10.81, 321.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.344, 20.632, 26.52)`
Decimal	`8878473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877989, 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 #877989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #877989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877989; }
.text { color: #877989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 121 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877989, #897983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #877989?: #877989 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877989?: The RGB value is 135, 121, 137: 135 red, 121 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877989?: The complementary color is #7B8979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.