What color is #877D89?

#877D89 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877D89?

The RGB value is 135, 125, 137: 135 red, 125 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877D89?

The complementary color is #7F897D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877D89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877D89 color

#877D89 rgb(135, 125, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877D89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49% green and 53.7% blue (135, 125, 137).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#877D89 color codes

HEX	`#877D89`
RGB	`rgb(135, 125, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.63, 6.14, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.63, 7.99, 320.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.84, 21.624, 26.685)`
Decimal	`8879497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877D89, 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 #877D89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877D89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #877D89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877d89; }
.text { color: #877d89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877d89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 125 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877d89, #897d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877D89?: #877D89 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877D89?: The RGB value is 135, 125, 137: 135 red, 125 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877D89?: The complementary color is #7F897D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877D89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.