What color is #878497?

#878497 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878497?

The RGB value is 135, 132, 151: 135 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878497?

The complementary color is #949784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878497 color

#878497 rgb(135, 132, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878497 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51.8% green and 59.2% blue (135, 132, 151).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#878497 color codes

HEX	`#878497`
RGB	`rgb(135, 132, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, 5.03, -9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 10.96, 297.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.828, 23.888, 32.628)`
Decimal	`8881303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878497, 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 #878497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #878497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878497; }
.text { color: #878497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 132 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878497, #918497); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #878497?: #878497 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878497?: The RGB value is 135, 132, 151: 135 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878497?: The complementary color is #949784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.