What color is #878D91?

#878D91 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878D91?

The RGB value is 135, 141, 145: 135 red, 141 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878D91?

The complementary color is #918B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878D91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878D91 color

#878D91 rgb(135, 141, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878D91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 55.3% green and 56.9% blue (135, 141, 145).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#878D91 color codes

HEX	`#878D91`
RGB	`rgb(135, 141, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 55.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 7%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, -1.37, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 3.19, 244.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.626, 26.245, 30.551)`
Decimal	`8883601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878D91, 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 #878D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #878D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878d91; }
.text { color: #878d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 141 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878d91, #878891); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #878D91?: #878D91 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878D91?: The RGB value is 135, 141, 145: 135 red, 141 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878D91?: The complementary color is #918B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878D91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.