What color is #878080?

#878080 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878080?

The RGB value is 135, 128, 128: 135 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878080?

The complementary color is #808787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878080 color

#878080 rgb(135, 128, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878080 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue (135, 128, 128).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#878080 color codes

HEX	`#878080`
RGB	`rgb(135, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, 2.64, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 2.8, 19.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.607, 22.148, 23.555)`
Decimal	`8880256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878080, 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 #878080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #878080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878080; }
.text { color: #878080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878080, #878480); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #878080?: #878080 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878080?: The RGB value is 135, 128, 128: 135 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878080?: The complementary color is #808787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.