What color is #878A8E?

#878A8E is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878A8E?

The RGB value is 135, 138, 142: 135 red, 138 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878A8E?

The complementary color is #8E8B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878A8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878A8E color

#878A8E rgb(135, 138, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878A8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.1% green and 55.7% blue (135, 138, 142).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#878A8E color codes

HEX	`#878A8E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 138, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.35, -0.29, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.35, 2.53, 263.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.962, 25.281, 29.203)`
Decimal	`8882830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878A8E, 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 #878A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #878A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878a8e; }
.text { color: #878a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 138 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878a8e, #88878e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #878A8E?: #878A8E is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878A8E?: The RGB value is 135, 138, 142: 135 red, 138 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878A8E?: The complementary color is #8E8B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878A8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.