What color is #877C79?

#877C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877C79?

The RGB value is 135, 124, 121: 135 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877C79?

The complementary color is #798487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877C79 color

#877C79 rgb(135, 124, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877C79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 48.6% green and 47.5% blue (135, 124, 121).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#877C79 color codes

HEX	`#877C79`
RGB	`rgb(135, 124, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 48.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 3.64, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 4.81, 40.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.65, 20.947, 21.041)`
Decimal	`8879225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877C79, 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 #877C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #877C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877c79; }
.text { color: #877c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 124 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877c79, #878379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877C79?: #877C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877C79?: The RGB value is 135, 124, 121: 135 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877C79?: The complementary color is #798487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.