What color is #879187?

#879187 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 #879187?

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

What is the complementary color of #879187?

The complementary color is #918791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879187 color

#879187 rgb(135, 145, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879187 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#879187 color codes

HEX	`#879187`
RGB	`rgb(135, 145, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 7%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.11, -5.6, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.11, 6.92, 144.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.489, 27.151, 26.867)`
Decimal	`8884615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879187, 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 #879187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #879187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879187; }
.text { color: #879187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 145 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879187, #87918c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #879187?: #879187 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 #879187?: The RGB value is 135, 145, 135: 135 red, 145 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879187?: The complementary color is #918791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.