What color is #87828D?

#87828D 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 #87828D?

The RGB value is 135, 130, 141: 135 red, 130 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87828D?

The complementary color is #888D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87828D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87828D color

#87828D rgb(135, 130, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87828D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51% green and 55.3% blue (135, 130, 141).

Its hue angle is 267°, 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 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#87828D color codes

HEX	`#87828D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 130, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.11, 4.07, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.11, 6.63, 307.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.781, 23.039, 28.441)`
Decimal	`8880781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87828D, 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 #87828D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87828D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #87828D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87828d; }
.text { color: #87828d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87828d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 130 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87828d, #8d828d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #87828D?: #87828D 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 #87828D?: The RGB value is 135, 130, 141: 135 red, 130 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87828D?: The complementary color is #888D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87828D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.