What color is #878899?

#878899 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878899?

The RGB value is 135, 136, 153: 135 red, 136 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878899?

The complementary color is #999887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878899 color

#878899 rgb(135, 136, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878899 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 53.3% green and 60% blue (135, 136, 153).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#878899 color codes

HEX	`#878899`
RGB	`rgb(135, 136, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 53.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, 3.17, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 9.7, 289.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.544, 25.059, 33.675)`
Decimal	`8882329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878899, 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 #878899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #878899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878899; }
.text { color: #878899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 136 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878899, #8f8799); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #878899?: #878899 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878899?: The RGB value is 135, 136, 153: 135 red, 136 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878899?: The complementary color is #999887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.