What color is #879785?

#879785 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879785?

The RGB value is 135, 151, 133: 135 red, 151 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879785?

The complementary color is #958597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879785 color

#879785 rgb(135, 151, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879785 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.2% green and 52.2% blue (135, 151, 133).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#879785 color codes

HEX	`#879785`
RGB	`rgb(135, 151, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, -9.27, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 11.96, 140.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.291, 28.977, 26.446)`
Decimal	`8886149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879785, 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 #879785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #879785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879785; }
.text { color: #879785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 151 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879785, #85978c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #879785?: #879785 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879785?: The RGB value is 135, 151, 133: 135 red, 151 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879785?: The complementary color is #958597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.