What color is #878B9D?

#878B9D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878B9D?

The RGB value is 135, 139, 157: 135 red, 139 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878B9D?

The complementary color is #9D9987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878B9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878B9D color

#878B9D rgb(135, 139, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878B9D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.5% green and 61.6% blue (135, 139, 157).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#878B9D color codes

HEX	`#878B9D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 139, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.08, 2.34, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.08, 10.3, 283.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.309, 26.05, 35.587)`
Decimal	`8883101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878B9D, 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 #878B9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878B9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #878B9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878b9d; }
.text { color: #878b9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878b9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 139 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878b9d, #8e879d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #878B9D?: #878B9D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878B9D?: The RGB value is 135, 139, 157: 135 red, 139 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878B9D?: The complementary color is #9D9987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878B9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.