What color is #879389?

#879389 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 #879389?

The RGB value is 135, 147, 137: 135 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879389?

The complementary color is #938791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879389?

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.

#879389 color

#879389 rgb(135, 147, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879389 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.6% green and 53.7% blue (135, 147, 137).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#879389 color codes

HEX	`#879389`
RGB	`rgb(135, 147, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.73, -6.32, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.73, 7.38, 148.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.94, 27.824, 27.719)`
Decimal	`8885129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879389, 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 #879389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879389 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 #879389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879389; }
.text { color: #879389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 147 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879389, #87938f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #879389?: #879389 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 #879389?: The RGB value is 135, 147, 137: 135 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879389?: The complementary color is #938791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879389?: 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.