What color is #878092?

#878092 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878092?

The RGB value is 135, 128, 146: 135 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878092?

The complementary color is #8B9280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878092 color

#878092 rgb(135, 128, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878092 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 50.2% green and 57.3% blue (135, 128, 146).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#878092 color codes

HEX	`#878092`
RGB	`rgb(135, 128, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 50.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.73, 6.27, -8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.73, 10.74, 305.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.898, 22.665, 30.357)`
Decimal	`8880274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878092, 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 #878092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #878092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878092; }
.text { color: #878092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 128 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878092, #908092); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #878092?: #878092 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878092?: The RGB value is 135, 128, 146: 135 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878092?: The complementary color is #8B9280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.