What color is #87889A?

#87889A 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 #87889A?

The RGB value is 135, 136, 154: 135 red, 136 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87889A?

The complementary color is #9A9987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87889A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87889A color

#87889A rgb(135, 136, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87889A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 53.3% green and 60.4% blue (135, 136, 154).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#87889A color codes

HEX	`#87889A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 136, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 53.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.17, 3.39, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.17, 10.26, 289.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.627, 25.092, 34.111)`
Decimal	`8882330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87889A, 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 #87889A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87889A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #87889A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87889a; }
.text { color: #87889a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87889a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 136 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87889a, #90879a); }

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Questions

What color is #87889A?: #87889A 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 #87889A?: The RGB value is 135, 136, 154: 135 red, 136 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87889A?: The complementary color is #9A9987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87889A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.