What color is #877A88?

#877A88 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877A88?

The RGB value is 135, 122, 136: 135 red, 122 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877A88?

The complementary color is #7B887A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877A88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877A88 color

#877A88 rgb(135, 122, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877A88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.8% green and 53.3% blue (135, 122, 136).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#877A88 color codes

HEX	`#877A88`
RGB	`rgb(135, 122, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.78, 7.68, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.78, 9.61, 323.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.395, 20.848, 26.185)`
Decimal	`8878728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877A88, 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 #877A88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877A88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #877A88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877a88; }
.text { color: #877a88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877a88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 122 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877a88, #887a82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877A88?: #877A88 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877A88?: The RGB value is 135, 122, 136: 135 red, 122 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877A88?: The complementary color is #7B887A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877A88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.