What color is #878894?

#878894 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878894?

The RGB value is 135, 136, 148: 135 red, 136 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878894?

The complementary color is #949387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878894 color

#878894 rgb(135, 136, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878894 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 53.3% green and 58% blue (135, 136, 148).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#878894 color codes

HEX	`#878894`
RGB	`rgb(135, 136, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 53.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.98, 2.1, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.98, 6.85, 287.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.14, 24.897, 31.545)`
Decimal	`8882324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878894, 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 #878894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #878894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878894; }
.text { color: #878894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 136 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878894, #8d8794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #878894?: #878894 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878894?: The RGB value is 135, 136, 148: 135 red, 136 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878894?: The complementary color is #949387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.