What color is #879188?

#879188 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 #879188?

The RGB value is 135, 145, 136: 135 red, 145 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879188?

The complementary color is #918790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879188 color

#879188 rgb(135, 145, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879188 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.9% green and 53.3% blue (135, 145, 136).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 6.44:1).

#879188 color codes

HEX	`#879188`
RGB	`rgb(135, 145, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 7%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, -5.41, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 6.46, 146.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.56, 27.179, 27.24)`
Decimal	`8884616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879188, 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 #879188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #879188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879188; }
.text { color: #879188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 145 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879188, #87918d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #879188?: #879188 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 #879188?: The RGB value is 135, 145, 136: 135 red, 145 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879188?: The complementary color is #918790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.