What color is #878B9E?

#878B9E 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 #878B9E?

The RGB value is 135, 139, 158: 135 red, 139 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878B9E?

The complementary color is #9E9A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878B9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878B9E color

#878B9E rgb(135, 139, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878B9E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.5% green and 62% blue (135, 139, 158).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% 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 6.22:1).

#878B9E color codes

HEX	`#878B9E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 139, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, 2.57, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 10.86, 283.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.394, 26.084, 36.038)`
Decimal	`8883102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878B9E, 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 #878B9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878B9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #878B9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878b9e; }
.text { color: #878b9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878b9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 139 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878b9e, #8e879e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #878B9E?: #878B9E 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 #878B9E?: The RGB value is 135, 139, 158: 135 red, 139 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878B9E?: The complementary color is #9E9A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878B9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.