What color is #878D86?

#878D86 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878D86?

The RGB value is 135, 141, 134: 135 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878D86?

The complementary color is #8C868D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878D86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878D86 color

#878D86 rgb(135, 141, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878D86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 55.3% green and 52.5% blue (135, 141, 134).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#878D86 color codes

HEX	`#878D86`
RGB	`rgb(135, 141, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 55.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 5%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.96, -3.57, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.96, 4.65, 140.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.819, 25.922, 26.298)`
Decimal	`8883590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878D86, 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 #878D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #878D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878d86; }
.text { color: #878d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 141 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878d86, #868d89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #878D86?: #878D86 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878D86?: The RGB value is 135, 141, 134: 135 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878D86?: The complementary color is #8C868D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878D86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.