What color is #879398?

#879398 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879398?

The RGB value is 135, 147, 152: 135 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879398?

The complementary color is #988C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879398 color

#879398 rgb(135, 147, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879398 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.6% green and 59.6% blue (135, 147, 152).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#879398 color codes

HEX	`#879398`
RGB	`rgb(135, 147, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.15, -3.26, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.15, 5.25, 231.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.092, 28.285, 33.785)`
Decimal	`8885144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879398, 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 #879398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #879398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879398; }
.text { color: #879398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 147 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879398, #878a98); }

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Questions

What color is #879398?: #879398 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879398?: The RGB value is 135, 147, 152: 135 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879398?: The complementary color is #988C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.