What color is #879493?

#879493 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879493?

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

What is the complementary color of #879493?

The complementary color is #948788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879493?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879493 color

#879493 rgb(135, 148, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879493 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 175°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#879493 color codes

HEX	`#879493`
RGB	`rgb(135, 148, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.28, -4.86, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.28, 4.98, 192.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.847, 28.437, 31.725)`
Decimal	`8885395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879493, 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 #879493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879493 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #879493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879493; }
.text { color: #879493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 148 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879493, #878f94); }

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Questions

What color is #879493?: #879493 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879493?: The RGB value is 135, 148, 147: 135 red, 148 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879493?: The complementary color is #948788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879493?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.