What color is #87848E?

#87848E 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 #87848E?

The RGB value is 135, 132, 142: 135 red, 132 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87848E?

The complementary color is #8B8E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87848E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87848E color

#87848E rgb(135, 132, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87848E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51.8% green and 55.7% blue (135, 132, 142).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#87848E color codes

HEX	`#87848E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 132, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 7%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, 3.12, -4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 5.86, 302.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.125, 23.606, 28.924)`
Decimal	`8881294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87848E, 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 #87848E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87848E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #87848E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87848e; }
.text { color: #87848e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87848e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 132 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87848e, #8c848e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #87848E?: #87848E 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 #87848E?: The RGB value is 135, 132, 142: 135 red, 132 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87848E?: The complementary color is #8B8E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87848E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.