What color is #878CAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #878CAA?

The RGB value is 135, 140, 170: 135 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878CAA?

The complementary color is #AAA587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878CAA color

#878CAA rgb(135, 140, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #878CAA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.9% green and 66.7% blue (135, 140, 170).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#878CAA color codes

HEX	`#878CAA`
RGB	`rgb(135, 140, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.8, 4.75, -16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.8, 17.06, 286.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.624, 26.809, 41.794)`
Decimal	`8883370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878CAA, 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 #878CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #878CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878caa; }
.text { color: #878caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 140 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878caa, #9487aa); }

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Questions

What color is #878CAA?: #878CAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878CAA?: The RGB value is 135, 140, 170: 135 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878CAA?: The complementary color is #AAA587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.