What color is #87879C?

#87879C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87879C?

The RGB value is 135, 135, 156: 135 red, 135 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87879C?

The complementary color is #9C9C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87879C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87879C color

#87879C rgb(135, 135, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87879C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.9% green and 61.2% blue (135, 135, 156).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#87879C color codes

HEX	`#87879C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.96, 4.41, -11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.96, 11.99, 291.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.655, 24.879, 34.949)`
Decimal	`8882076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87879C, 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 #87879C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87879C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #87879C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87879c; }
.text { color: #87879c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87879c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87879c, #92879c); }

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Questions

What color is #87879C?: #87879C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87879C?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 156: 135 red, 135 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87879C?: The complementary color is #9C9C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87879C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.