What color is #87818C?

#87818C is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87818C?

The RGB value is 135, 129, 140: 135 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87818C?

The complementary color is #868C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87818C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87818C color

#87818C rgb(135, 129, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87818C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 50.6% green and 54.9% blue (135, 129, 140).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#87818C color codes

HEX	`#87818C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 129, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 50.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, 4.44, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 6.77, 310.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.575, 22.745, 28.007)`
Decimal	`8880524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87818C, 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 #87818C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87818C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #87818C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87818c; }
.text { color: #87818c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87818c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 129 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87818c, #8c818c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #87818C?: #87818C is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87818C?: The RGB value is 135, 129, 140: 135 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87818C?: The complementary color is #868C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87818C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.