What color is #879084?

#879084 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879084?

The RGB value is 135, 144, 132: 135 red, 144 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879084?

The complementary color is #8D8490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879084 color

#879084 rgb(135, 144, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879084 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.5% green and 51.8% blue (135, 144, 132).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#879084 color codes

HEX	`#879084`
RGB	`rgb(135, 144, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, -5.62, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 7.7, 136.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.129, 26.763, 25.72)`
Decimal	`8884356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879084, 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 #879084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #879084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879084; }
.text { color: #879084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 144 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879084, #849087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #879084?: #879084 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879084?: The RGB value is 135, 144, 132: 135 red, 144 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879084?: The complementary color is #8D8490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.