What color is #87919C?

#87919C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87919C?

The RGB value is 135, 145, 156: 135 red, 145 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87919C?

The complementary color is #9C9287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87919C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87919C color

#87919C rgb(135, 145, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87919C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.9% green and 61.2% blue (135, 145, 156).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 10% 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 6.56:1).

#87919C color codes

HEX	`#87919C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 145, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, -1.27, -7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 7.15, 259.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.116, 27.802, 35.436)`
Decimal	`8884636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87919C, 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 #87919C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87919C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #87919C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87919c; }
.text { color: #87919c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87919c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 145 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87919c, #88879c); }

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Questions

What color is #87919C?: #87919C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87919C?: The RGB value is 135, 145, 156: 135 red, 145 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87919C?: The complementary color is #9C9287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87919C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.