What color is #878189?

#878189 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878189?

The RGB value is 135, 129, 137: 135 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878189?

The complementary color is #838981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878189?

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.

#878189 color

#878189 rgb(135, 129, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878189 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 50.6% green and 53.7% blue (135, 129, 137).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#878189 color codes

HEX	`#878189`
RGB	`rgb(135, 129, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 50.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 6%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.72, 3.83, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.72, 5.19, 317.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.357, 22.658, 26.858)`
Decimal	`8880521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878189, 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 #878189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878189 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 #878189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878189; }
.text { color: #878189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 129 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878189, #898187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #878189?: #878189 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878189?: The RGB value is 135, 129, 137: 135 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878189?: The complementary color is #838981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878189?: 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.