What color is #87928B?

#87928B 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 #87928B?

The RGB value is 135, 146, 139: 135 red, 146 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87928B?

The complementary color is #92878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87928B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87928B color

#87928B rgb(135, 146, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87928B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.3% green and 54.5% blue (135, 146, 139).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#87928B color codes

HEX	`#87928B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 146, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.5, -5.37, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.5, 5.86, 156.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.93, 27.572, 28.43)`
Decimal	`8884875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87928B, 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 #87928B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87928B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #87928B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87928b; }
.text { color: #87928b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87928b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 146 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87928b, #879291); }

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Questions

What color is #87928B?: #87928B 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 #87928B?: The RGB value is 135, 146, 139: 135 red, 146 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87928B?: The complementary color is #92878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87928B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.