What color is #87868A?

#87868A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87868A?

The RGB value is 135, 134, 138: 135 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87868A?

The complementary color is #898A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87868A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87868A color

#87868A rgb(135, 134, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87868A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.5% green and 54.1% blue (135, 134, 138).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#87868A color codes

HEX	`#87868A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 134, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 3%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.12, 1.17, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.12, 2.32, 300.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.103, 24.036, 27.462)`
Decimal	`8881802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87868A, 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 #87868A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87868A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #87868A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87868a; }
.text { color: #87868a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87868a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 134 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87868a, #89868a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #87868A?: #87868A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87868A?: The RGB value is 135, 134, 138: 135 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87868A?: The complementary color is #898A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87868A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.