What color is #877D8B?

#877D8B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877D8B?

The RGB value is 135, 125, 139: 135 red, 125 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877D8B?

The complementary color is #818B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877D8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877D8B color

#877D8B rgb(135, 125, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877D8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49% green and 54.5% blue (135, 125, 139).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#877D8B color codes

HEX	`#877D8B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 125, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 10%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, 6.54, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 9.01, 316.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.985, 21.682, 27.448)`
Decimal	`8879499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877D8B, 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 #877D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #877D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877d8b; }
.text { color: #877d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 125 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877d8b, #8b7d88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #877D8B?: #877D8B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877D8B?: The RGB value is 135, 125, 139: 135 red, 125 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877D8B?: The complementary color is #818B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877D8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.