What color is #878384?

#878384 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878384?

The RGB value is 135, 131, 132: 135 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878384?

The complementary color is #838786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878384 color

#878384 rgb(135, 131, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878384 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51.4% green and 51.8% blue (135, 131, 132).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 2% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#878384 color codes

HEX	`#878384`
RGB	`rgb(135, 131, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 3%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.12, 1.69, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.12, 1.69, 359.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.272, 23.05, 25.101)`
Decimal	`8881028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878384, 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 #878384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #878384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878384; }
.text { color: #878384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 131 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878384, #878483); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #878384?: #878384 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878384?: The RGB value is 135, 131, 132: 135 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878384?: The complementary color is #838786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.