What color is #87939F?

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

What is the RGB value of #87939F?

The RGB value is 135, 147, 159: 135 red, 147 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87939F?

The complementary color is #9F9387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87939F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87939F color

#87939F rgb(135, 147, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87939F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.6% green and 62.4% blue (135, 147, 159).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#87939F color codes

HEX	`#87939F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 147, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.36, -1.74, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.36, 7.97, 257.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.682, 28.521, 36.894)`
Decimal	`8885151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87939F, 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 #87939F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87939F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #87939F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87939f; }
.text { color: #87939f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87939f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 147 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87939f, #87879f); }

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Questions

What color is #87939F?: #87939F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87939F?: The RGB value is 135, 147, 159: 135 red, 147 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87939F?: The complementary color is #9F9387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87939F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.