What color is #878993?

#878993 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878993?

The RGB value is 135, 137, 147: 135 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878993?

The complementary color is #939187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878993 color

#878993 rgb(135, 137, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878993 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 53.7% green and 57.6% blue (135, 137, 147).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#878993 color codes

HEX	`#878993`
RGB	`rgb(135, 137, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 53.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.22, 1.31, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.22, 5.73, 283.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.203, 25.149, 31.177)`
Decimal	`8882579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878993, 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 #878993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #878993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878993; }
.text { color: #878993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 137 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878993, #8b8793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #878993?: #878993 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878993?: The RGB value is 135, 137, 147: 135 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878993?: The complementary color is #939187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.