What color is #877D7B?

#877D7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877D7B?

The RGB value is 135, 125, 123: 135 red, 125 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877D7B?

The complementary color is #7B8587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877D7B color

#877D7B rgb(135, 125, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877D7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49% green and 48.2% blue (135, 125, 123).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#877D7B color codes

HEX	`#877D7B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 125, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 9%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.22, 3.43, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.22, 4.22, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.9, 21.248, 21.735)`
Decimal	`8879483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877D7B, 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 #877D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #877D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877d7b; }
.text { color: #877d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 125 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877d7b, #87837b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877D7B?: #877D7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877D7B?: The RGB value is 135, 125, 123: 135 red, 125 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877D7B?: The complementary color is #7B8587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.