What color is #878A81?

#878A81 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878A81?

The RGB value is 135, 138, 129: 135 red, 138 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878A81?

The complementary color is #84818A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878A81?

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.

#878A81 color

#878A81 rgb(135, 138, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878A81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.1% green and 50.6% blue (135, 138, 129).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#878A81 color codes

HEX	`#878A81`
RGB	`rgb(135, 138, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.99, -2.85, 4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.99, 5.27, 122.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.042, 24.913, 24.359)`
Decimal	`8882817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878A81, 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 #878A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878A81 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 #878A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878a81; }
.text { color: #878a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 138 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878a81, #838a81); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #878A81?: #878A81 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878A81?: The RGB value is 135, 138, 129: 135 red, 138 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878A81?: The complementary color is #84818A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878A81?: 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.