What color is #878A7B?

#878A7B is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878A7B?

The RGB value is 135, 138, 123: 135 red, 138 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878A7B?

The complementary color is #7E7B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878A7B?

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.

#878A7B color

#878A7B rgb(135, 138, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878A7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.1% green and 48.2% blue (135, 138, 123).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#878A7B color codes

HEX	`#878A7B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 138, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 11%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, -3.95, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 8.62, 117.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.655, 24.758, 22.32)`
Decimal	`8882811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878A7B, 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 #878A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878A7B 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 #878A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878a7b; }
.text { color: #878a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 138 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878a7b, #808a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #878A7B?: #878A7B is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878A7B?: The RGB value is 135, 138, 123: 135 red, 138 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878A7B?: The complementary color is #7E7B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878A7B?: 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.