What color is #87959E?

#87959E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87959E?

The RGB value is 135, 149, 158: 135 red, 149 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87959E?

The complementary color is #9E9087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87959E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87959E color

#87959E rgb(135, 149, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87959E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.4% green and 62% blue (135, 149, 158).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#87959E color codes

HEX	`#87959E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 149, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.88, -3.07, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.88, 7.13, 244.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.909, 29.114, 36.543)`
Decimal	`8885662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87959E, 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 #87959E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87959E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #87959E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87959e; }
.text { color: #87959e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87959e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 149 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87959e, #87899e); }

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Questions

What color is #87959E?: #87959E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87959E?: The RGB value is 135, 149, 158: 135 red, 149 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87959E?: The complementary color is #9E9087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87959E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.