What color is #878E87?

#878E87 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 #878E87?

The RGB value is 135, 142, 135: 135 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878E87?

The complementary color is #8E878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878E87?

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.

#878E87 color

#878E87 rgb(135, 142, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878E87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 55.7% green and 52.9% blue (135, 142, 135).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#878E87 color codes

HEX	`#878E87`
RGB	`rgb(135, 142, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 55.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, -3.94, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 4.86, 144.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.037, 26.246, 26.717)`
Decimal	`8883847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878E87, 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 #878E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878E87 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 #878E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878e87; }
.text { color: #878e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 142 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878e87, #878e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #878E87?: #878E87 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 #878E87?: The RGB value is 135, 142, 135: 135 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878E87?: The complementary color is #8E878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878E87?: 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.