What color is #87908C?

#87908C 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 #87908C?

The RGB value is 135, 144, 140: 135 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87908C?

The complementary color is #90878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87908C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87908C color

#87908C rgb(135, 144, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87908C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.5% green and 54.9% blue (135, 144, 140).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#87908C color codes

HEX	`#87908C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 144, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.97, -4.07, 1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.97, 4.19, 166.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.698, 26.991, 28.714)`
Decimal	`8884364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87908C, 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 #87908C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87908C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #87908C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87908c; }
.text { color: #87908c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87908c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 144 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87908c, #879090); }

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Questions

What color is #87908C?: #87908C 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 #87908C?: The RGB value is 135, 144, 140: 135 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87908C?: The complementary color is #90878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87908C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.