What color is #878B92?

#878B92 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 #878B92?

The RGB value is 135, 139, 146: 135 red, 139 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878B92?

The complementary color is #928E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878B92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878B92 color

#878B92 rgb(135, 139, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878B92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.5% green and 57.3% blue (135, 139, 146).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#878B92 color codes

HEX	`#878B92`
RGB	`rgb(135, 139, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.74, -0.03, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.74, 4.23, 269.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.412, 25.691, 30.861)`
Decimal	`8883090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878B92, 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 #878B92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878B92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #878B92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878b92; }
.text { color: #878b92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878b92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 139 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878b92, #898792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #878B92?: #878B92 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 #878B92?: The RGB value is 135, 139, 146: 135 red, 139 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878B92?: The complementary color is #928E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878B92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.