What color is #87939A?

#87939A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87939A?

The RGB value is 135, 147, 154: 135 red, 147 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87939A?

The complementary color is #9A8E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87939A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87939A color

#87939A rgb(135, 147, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87939A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.6% green and 60.4% blue (135, 147, 154).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#87939A color codes

HEX	`#87939A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 147, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.2, -2.83, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.2, 5.89, 241.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.257, 28.351, 34.655)`
Decimal	`8885146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87939A, 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 #87939A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87939A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #87939A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87939a; }
.text { color: #87939a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87939a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 147 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87939a, #87899a); }

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Questions

What color is #87939A?: #87939A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87939A?: The RGB value is 135, 147, 154: 135 red, 147 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87939A?: The complementary color is #9A8E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87939A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.