What color is #879688?

#879688 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879688?

The RGB value is 135, 150, 136: 135 red, 150 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879688?

The complementary color is #968795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879688?

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.

#879688 color

#879688 rgb(135, 150, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879688 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.8% green and 53.3% blue (135, 150, 136).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#879688 color codes

HEX	`#879688`
RGB	`rgb(135, 150, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.55, -8.16, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.55, 9.87, 145.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.341, 28.741, 27.5)`
Decimal	`8885896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879688, 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 #879688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879688 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 #879688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879688; }
.text { color: #879688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 150 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879688, #879690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #879688?: #879688 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879688?: The RGB value is 135, 150, 136: 135 red, 150 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879688?: The complementary color is #968795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879688?: 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.