What color is #878488?

#878488 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878488?

The RGB value is 135, 132, 136: 135 red, 132 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878488?

The complementary color is #858884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878488 color

#878488 rgb(135, 132, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878488 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51.8% green and 53.3% blue (135, 132, 136).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#878488 color codes

HEX	`#878488`
RGB	`rgb(135, 132, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 3%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.51, 1.91, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.51, 2.59, 317.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.686, 23.431, 26.615)`
Decimal	`8881288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878488, 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 #878488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #878488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878488; }
.text { color: #878488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 132 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878488, #888487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #878488?: #878488 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878488?: The RGB value is 135, 132, 136: 135 red, 132 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878488?: The complementary color is #858884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.