What color is #878B98?

#878B98 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878B98?

The RGB value is 135, 139, 152: 135 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878B98?

The complementary color is #989487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878B98 color

#878B98 rgb(135, 139, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878B98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.5% green and 59.6% blue (135, 139, 152).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#878B98 color codes

HEX	`#878B98`
RGB	`rgb(135, 139, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.93, 1.25, -7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.93, 7.51, 279.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.891, 25.883, 33.384)`
Decimal	`8883096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878B98, 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 #878B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #878B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878b98; }
.text { color: #878b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 139 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878b98, #8c8798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #878B98?: #878B98 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878B98?: The RGB value is 135, 139, 152: 135 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878B98?: The complementary color is #989487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.