What color is #878CA1?

#878CA1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878CA1?

The RGB value is 135, 140, 161: 135 red, 140 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878CA1?

The complementary color is #A19C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878CA1 color

#878CA1 rgb(135, 140, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878CA1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.9% green and 63.1% blue (135, 140, 161).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#878CA1 color codes

HEX	`#878CA1`
RGB	`rgb(135, 140, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, 2.67, -11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 12.01, 282.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.801, 26.48, 37.463)`
Decimal	`8883361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878CA1, 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 #878CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #878CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878ca1; }
.text { color: #878ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 140 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878ca1, #8f87a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #878CA1?: #878CA1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878CA1?: The RGB value is 135, 140, 161: 135 red, 140 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878CA1?: The complementary color is #A19C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.