What color is #877F92?

#877F92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877F92?

The RGB value is 135, 127, 146: 135 red, 127 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877F92?

The complementary color is #8A927F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877F92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877F92 color

#877F92 rgb(135, 127, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #877F92 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 49.8% green and 57.3% blue (135, 127, 146).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#877F92 color codes

HEX	`#877F92`
RGB	`rgb(135, 127, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 49.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.45, 6.85, -9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.45, 11.41, 306.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.768, 22.405, 30.314)`
Decimal	`8880018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877F92, 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 #877F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#877F92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #877F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877f92; }
.text { color: #877f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 127 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877f92, #917f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #877F92?: #877F92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877F92?: The RGB value is 135, 127, 146: 135 red, 127 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877F92?: The complementary color is #8A927F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877F92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.