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#877D78 Color

#877D78 is rgb(135, 125, 120) in RGB, hsl(20, 6%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rocket Metallic (#8A7F80), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877D78
HEX#877D78
RGBrgb(135, 125, 120)
HSLhsl(20, 6%, 50%)
HSVhsv(20, 11%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.014 48.5)
LABlab(53.20% 3.26 4.18)
LCHlch(53.20% 5.30 52.07)

What #877D78 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #877D78, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#877D78 Channel Values

How #877D78 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 125 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 6% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 11% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 11% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.01:1 vs white · 5.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877D78 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #877D78

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #877D78; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #877D78

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #877D78 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#877D78
Protanopia#7F7F78
Protanomaly#827E78
Deuteranopia#808078
Deuteranomaly#837F78
Tritanopia#887C7C
Tritanomaly#877D7B
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #877D78 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-877d78: #877D78;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877D78;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877d78': '#877D78' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.490, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_877d78">#877D78</color>
SVG fillfill="#877D78"

More Gray Colors

#877D78 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#877D78 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877D78?

#877D78 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(135, 125, 120) in RGB and hsl(20, 6%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rocket Metallic (#8A7F80), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.51.

What is the RGB value of #877D78?

#877D78 is rgb(135, 125, 120) — red 135, green 125, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877D78?

#877D78 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877D78 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877D78 scores 4.01:1 against white and 5.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #877D78 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #877D78 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 5.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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