What color is #878B95?

#878B95 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878B95?

The RGB value is 135, 139, 149: 135 red, 139 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878B95?

The complementary color is #959187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878B95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878B95 color

#878B95 rgb(135, 139, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878B95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.5% green and 58.4% blue (135, 139, 149).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#878B95 color codes

HEX	`#878B95`
RGB	`rgb(135, 139, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.83, 0.6, -5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.83, 5.85, 275.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.648, 25.786, 32.107)`
Decimal	`8883093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878B95, 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 #878B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #878B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878b95; }
.text { color: #878b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 139 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878b95, #8a8795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #878B95?: #878B95 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878B95?: The RGB value is 135, 139, 149: 135 red, 139 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878B95?: The complementary color is #959187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878B95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.