What color is #879593?

#879593 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879593?

The RGB value is 135, 149, 147: 135 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879593?

The complementary color is #958789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879593 color

#879593 rgb(135, 149, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879593 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.4% green and 57.6% blue (135, 149, 147).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 6% saturation and 56% 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 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#879593 color codes

HEX	`#879593`
RGB	`rgb(135, 149, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.56, -5.42, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.56, 5.46, 186.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.004, 28.752, 31.778)`
Decimal	`8885651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879593, 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 #879593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #879593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879593; }
.text { color: #879593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 149 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879593, #879095); }

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Questions

What color is #879593?: #879593 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879593?: The RGB value is 135, 149, 147: 135 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879593?: The complementary color is #958789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.