What color is #878F9D?

#878F9D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878F9D?

The RGB value is 135, 143, 157: 135 red, 143 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878F9D?

The complementary color is #9D9587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878F9D color

#878F9D rgb(135, 143, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878F9D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.1% green and 61.6% blue (135, 143, 157).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#878F9D color codes

HEX	`#878F9D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 143, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.19, 0.07, -8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.19, 8.39, 270.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.899, 27.23, 35.783)`
Decimal	`8884125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878F9D, 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 #878F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #878F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878f9d; }
.text { color: #878f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 143 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878f9d, #8a879d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #878F9D?: #878F9D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878F9D?: The RGB value is 135, 143, 157: 135 red, 143 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878F9D?: The complementary color is #9D9587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.