What color is #878895?

#878895 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878895?

The RGB value is 135, 136, 149: 135 red, 136 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878895?

The complementary color is #959487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878895?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878895 color

#878895 rgb(135, 136, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878895 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 53.3% green and 58.4% blue (135, 136, 149).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#878895 color codes

HEX	`#878895`
RGB	`rgb(135, 136, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 53.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.01, 2.31, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.01, 7.42, 288.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.22, 24.929, 31.964)`
Decimal	`8882325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878895, 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 #878895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #878895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878895; }
.text { color: #878895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 136 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878895, #8d8795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #878895?: #878895 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878895?: The RGB value is 135, 136, 149: 135 red, 136 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878895?: The complementary color is #959487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878895?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.