What color is #87948B?

#87948B 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 #87948B?

The RGB value is 135, 148, 139: 135 red, 148 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87948B?

The complementary color is #948790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87948B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87948B color

#87948B rgb(135, 148, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87948B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58% green and 54.5% blue (135, 148, 139).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#87948B color codes

HEX	`#87948B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 148, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, -6.48, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 7.21, 154)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.241, 28.194, 28.533)`
Decimal	`8885387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87948B, 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 #87948B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87948B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #87948B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87948b; }
.text { color: #87948b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87948b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 148 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87948b, #879492); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #87948B?: #87948B 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 #87948B?: The RGB value is 135, 148, 139: 135 red, 148 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87948B?: The complementary color is #948790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87948B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.