What color is #879394?

#879394 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879394?

The RGB value is 135, 147, 148: 135 red, 147 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879394?

The complementary color is #948887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879394 color

#879394 rgb(135, 147, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879394 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.6% green and 58% blue (135, 147, 148).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#879394 color codes

HEX	`#879394`
RGB	`rgb(135, 147, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, -4.1, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 4.57, 206.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.77, 28.156, 32.088)`
Decimal	`8885140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879394, 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 #879394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #879394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879394; }
.text { color: #879394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 147 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879394, #878c94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #879394?: #879394 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879394?: The RGB value is 135, 147, 148: 135 red, 147 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879394?: The complementary color is #948887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.