What color is #877B74?

#877B74 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877B74?

The RGB value is 135, 123, 116: 135 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877B74?

The complementary color is #748087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877B74 color

#877B74 rgb(135, 123, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877B74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.2% green and 45.5% blue (135, 123, 116).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#877B74 color codes

HEX	`#877B74`
RGB	`rgb(135, 123, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, 3.32, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 6.41, 58.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.227, 20.578, 19.426)`
Decimal	`8878964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877B74, 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 #877B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #877B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877b74; }
.text { color: #877b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 123 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877b74, #878574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877B74?: #877B74 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877B74?: The RGB value is 135, 123, 116: 135 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877B74?: The complementary color is #748087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.