What color is #877D7F?

#877D7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877D7F?

The RGB value is 135, 125, 127: 135 red, 125 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877D7F?

The complementary color is #7D8785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877D7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877D7F color

#877D7F rgb(135, 125, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877D7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49% green and 49.8% blue (135, 125, 127).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#877D7F color codes

HEX	`#877D7F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 125, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 7%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, 4.17, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 4.18, 3.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.156, 21.351, 23.081)`
Decimal	`8879487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877D7F, 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 #877D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #877D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877d7f; }
.text { color: #877d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 125 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877d7f, #87807d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877D7F?: #877D7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877D7F?: The RGB value is 135, 125, 127: 135 red, 125 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877D7F?: The complementary color is #7D8785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877D7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.