What color is #878798?

#878798 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878798?

The RGB value is 135, 135, 152: 135 red, 135 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878798?

The complementary color is #989887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878798 color

#878798 rgb(135, 135, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878798 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.9% green and 59.6% blue (135, 135, 152).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#878798 color codes

HEX	`#878798`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.83, 3.53, -9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.83, 9.71, 291.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.322, 24.746, 33.195)`
Decimal	`8882072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878798, 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 #878798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #878798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878798; }
.text { color: #878798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878798, #908798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #878798?: #878798 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878798?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 152: 135 red, 135 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878798?: The complementary color is #989887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.