What color is #879185?

#879185 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 #879185?

The RGB value is 135, 145, 133: 135 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879185?

The complementary color is #8F8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879185 color

#879185 rgb(135, 145, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879185 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (135, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#879185 color codes

HEX	`#879185`
RGB	`rgb(135, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.06, -5.99, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.06, 7.88, 139.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.35, 27.095, 26.133)`
Decimal	`8884613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879185, 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 #879185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #879185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879185; }
.text { color: #879185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879185, #859189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #879185?: #879185 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 #879185?: The RGB value is 135, 145, 133: 135 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879185?: The complementary color is #8F8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.