What color is #87958A?

#87958A 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 #87958A?

The RGB value is 135, 149, 138: 135 red, 149 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87958A?

The complementary color is #958792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87958A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87958A color

#87958A rgb(135, 149, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87958A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.4% green and 54.1% blue (135, 149, 138).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#87958A color codes

HEX	`#87958A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 149, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, -7.22, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 8.3, 150.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.326, 28.48, 28.203)`
Decimal	`8885642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87958A, 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 #87958A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87958A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #87958A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87958a; }
.text { color: #87958a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87958a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 149 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87958a, #879591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #87958A?: #87958A 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 #87958A?: The RGB value is 135, 149, 138: 135 red, 149 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87958A?: The complementary color is #958792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87958A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.