What color is #877A8A?

#877A8A is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877A8A?

The RGB value is 135, 122, 138: 135 red, 122 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877A8A?

The complementary color is #7D8A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877A8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877A8A color

#877A8A rgb(135, 122, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877A8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 47.8% green and 54.1% blue (135, 122, 138).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% 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 5.18:1).

#877A8A color codes

HEX	`#877A8A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 122, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 47.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, 8.08, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 10.6, 319.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.538, 20.905, 26.94)`
Decimal	`8878730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877A8A, 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 #877A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #877A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877a8a; }
.text { color: #877a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 122 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877a8a, #8a7a85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #877A8A?: #877A8A is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877A8A?: The RGB value is 135, 122, 138: 135 red, 122 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877A8A?: The complementary color is #7D8A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877A8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.