What color is #878BA1?

#878BA1 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 #878BA1?

The RGB value is 135, 139, 161: 135 red, 139 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878BA1?

The complementary color is #A19D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878BA1 color

#878BA1 rgb(135, 139, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878BA1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.5% green and 63.1% blue (135, 139, 161).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#878BA1 color codes

HEX	`#878BA1`
RGB	`rgb(135, 139, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.22, 3.24, -12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.22, 12.55, 284.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.656, 26.189, 37.415)`
Decimal	`8883105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878BA1, 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 #878BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #878BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878ba1; }
.text { color: #878ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 139 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878ba1, #9087a1); }

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Questions

What color is #878BA1?: #878BA1 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 #878BA1?: The RGB value is 135, 139, 161: 135 red, 139 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878BA1?: The complementary color is #A19D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.