What color is #878399?

#878399 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878399?

The RGB value is 135, 131, 153: 135 red, 131 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878399?

The complementary color is #959983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878399 color

#878399 rgb(135, 131, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878399 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51.4% green and 60% blue (135, 131, 153).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#878399 color codes

HEX	`#878399`
RGB	`rgb(135, 131, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, 6.05, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 12.73, 298.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.857, 23.683, 33.445)`
Decimal	`8881049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878399, 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 #878399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #878399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878399; }
.text { color: #878399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 131 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878399, #928399); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #878399?: #878399 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878399?: The RGB value is 135, 131, 153: 135 red, 131 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878399?: The complementary color is #959983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.