What color is #87877E?

#87877E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87877E?

The RGB value is 135, 135, 126: 135 red, 135 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87877E?

The complementary color is #7E7E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87877E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87877E color

#87877E rgb(135, 135, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87877E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.9% green and 49.4% blue (135, 135, 126).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#87877E color codes

HEX	`#87877E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.07, -1.72, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.07, 5.13, 109.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.421, 23.985, 23.183)`
Decimal	`8882046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87877E, 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 #87877E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87877E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #87877E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87877e; }
.text { color: #87877e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87877e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87877e, #83877e); }

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Questions

What color is #87877E?: #87877E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87877E?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 126: 135 red, 135 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87877E?: The complementary color is #7E7E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87877E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.