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#877D86 Color

#877D86 is rgb(135, 125, 134) in RGB, hsl(306, 4%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Taupe Gray (#8B8589), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877D86
HEX#877D86
RGBrgb(135, 125, 134)
HSLhsl(306, 4%, 51%)
HSVhsv(306, 7%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.018 328.9)
LABlab(53.53% 5.23 -3.46)
LCHlch(53.53% 6.27 326.54)

What #877D86 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 #877D86, 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.

#877D86 Channel Values

How #877D86 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 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 4% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 7% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 1% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.96:1 vs white · 5.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877D86 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 text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #877D86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #877D86; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #877D86

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #877D86 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#877D86
Protanopia#7F7F86
Protanomaly#827E86
Deuteranopia#808086
Deuteranomaly#837F86
Tritanopia#867E7E
Tritanomaly#867E81
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #877D86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877d86: #877D86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877D86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877d86': '#877D86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.490, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_877d86">#877D86</color>
SVG fillfill="#877D86"

More Gray Colors

#877D86 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#877D86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877D86?

#877D86 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(135, 125, 134) in RGB and hsl(306, 4%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8B8589), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #877D86?

#877D86 is rgb(135, 125, 134) — red 135, green 125, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877D86?

#877D86 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877D86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #877D86 scores 3.96:1 against white and 5.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #877D86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #877D86 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 6.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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