What color is #877B8A?

#877B8A is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877B8A?

The RGB value is 135, 123, 138: 135 red, 123 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877B8A?

The complementary color is #7E8A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877B8A color

#877B8A rgb(135, 123, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877B8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.2% green and 54.1% blue (135, 123, 138).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#877B8A color codes

HEX	`#877B8A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 123, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 11%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, 7.5, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 9.9, 319.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.661, 21.152, 26.981)`
Decimal	`8878986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877B8A, 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 #877B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #877B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877b8a; }
.text { color: #877b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 123 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877b8a, #8a7b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877B8A?: #877B8A is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877B8A?: The RGB value is 135, 123, 138: 135 red, 123 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877B8A?: The complementary color is #7E8A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.