What color is #878F7C?

#878F7C is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878F7C?

The RGB value is 135, 143, 124: 135 red, 143 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878F7C?

The complementary color is #847C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878F7C?

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.

#878F7C color

#878F7C rgb(135, 143, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878F7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.1% green and 48.6% blue (135, 143, 124).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#878F7C color codes

HEX	`#878F7C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 143, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, -6.54, 9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 11.23, 125.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.452, 26.251, 22.896)`
Decimal	`8884092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878F7C, 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 #878F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878F7C 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 #878F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878f7c; }
.text { color: #878f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 143 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878f7c, #7e8f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #878F7C?: #878F7C is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878F7C?: The RGB value is 135, 143, 124: 135 red, 143 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878F7C?: The complementary color is #847C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878F7C?: 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.