What color is #87909B?

#87909B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87909B?

The RGB value is 135, 144, 155: 135 red, 144 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87909B?

The complementary color is #9B9287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87909B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87909B color

#87909B rgb(135, 144, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87909B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.5% green and 60.8% blue (135, 144, 155).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#87909B color codes

HEX	`#87909B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 144, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.4, -0.93, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.4, 6.99, 262.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.88, 27.464, 34.942)`
Decimal	`8884379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87909B, 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 #87909B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87909B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #87909B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87909b; }
.text { color: #87909b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87909b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 144 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87909b, #88879b); }

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Questions

What color is #87909B?: #87909B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87909B?: The RGB value is 135, 144, 155: 135 red, 144 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87909B?: The complementary color is #9B9287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87909B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.