What color is #879194?

#879194 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879194?

The RGB value is 135, 145, 148: 135 red, 145 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879194?

The complementary color is #948A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879194 color

#879194 rgb(135, 145, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879194 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.9% green and 58% blue (135, 145, 148).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#879194 color codes

HEX	`#879194`
RGB	`rgb(135, 145, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.47, -2.99, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.47, 4.11, 223.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.461, 27.539, 31.985)`
Decimal	`8884628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879194, 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 #879194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #879194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879194; }
.text { color: #879194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 145 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879194, #878b94); }

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Questions

What color is #879194?: #879194 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879194?: The RGB value is 135, 145, 148: 135 red, 145 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879194?: The complementary color is #948A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.