What color is #878779?

#878779 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878779?

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

What is the complementary color of #878779?

The complementary color is #797987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878779 color

#878779 rgb(135, 135, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878779 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#878779 color codes

HEX	`#878779`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, -2.63, 7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 7.98, 109.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.106, 23.859, 21.526)`
Decimal	`8882041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878779, 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 #878779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #878779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878779; }
.text { color: #878779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878779, #808779); }

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Questions

What color is #878779?: #878779 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878779?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 121: 135 red, 135 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878779?: The complementary color is #797987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.