What color is #878290?

#878290 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878290?

The RGB value is 135, 130, 144: 135 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878290?

The complementary color is #8B9082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878290 color

#878290 rgb(135, 130, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878290 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51% green and 56.5% blue (135, 130, 144).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#878290 color codes

HEX	`#878290`
RGB	`rgb(135, 130, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, 4.69, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 8.29, 304.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.007, 23.13, 29.633)`
Decimal	`8880784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878290, 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 #878290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #878290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878290; }
.text { color: #878290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 130 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878290, #8e8290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #878290?: #878290 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878290?: The RGB value is 135, 130, 144: 135 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878290?: The complementary color is #8B9082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.