What color is #878579?

#878579 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878579?

The RGB value is 135, 133, 121: 135 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878579?

The complementary color is #797B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878579 color

#878579 rgb(135, 133, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878579 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.2% green and 47.5% blue (135, 133, 121).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#878579 color codes

HEX	`#878579`
RGB	`rgb(135, 133, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.39, -1.5, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.39, 6.9, 102.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.83, 23.307, 21.434)`
Decimal	`8881529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878579, 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 #878579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #878579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878579; }
.text { color: #878579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 133 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878579, #828779); }

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Questions

What color is #878579?: #878579 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878579?: The RGB value is 135, 133, 121: 135 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878579?: The complementary color is #797B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.