What color is #87938E?

#87938E 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 #87938E?

The RGB value is 135, 147, 142: 135 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87938E?

The complementary color is #93878C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87938E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87938E color

#87938E rgb(135, 147, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87938E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.6% green and 55.7% blue (135, 147, 142).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#87938E color codes

HEX	`#87938E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 147, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, -5.33, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 5.45, 167.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.307, 27.971, 29.652)`
Decimal	`8885134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87938E, 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 #87938E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87938E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #87938E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87938e; }
.text { color: #87938e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87938e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 147 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87938e, #879293); }

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Questions

What color is #87938E?: #87938E 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 #87938E?: The RGB value is 135, 147, 142: 135 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87938E?: The complementary color is #93878C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87938E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.