What color is #87968D?

#87968D 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 #87968D?

The RGB value is 135, 150, 141: 135 red, 150 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87968D?

The complementary color is #968790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87968D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87968D color

#87968D rgb(135, 150, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87968D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.8% green and 55.3% blue (135, 150, 141).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#87968D color codes

HEX	`#87968D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 150, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, -7.18, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 7.75, 157.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.705, 28.886, 29.416)`
Decimal	`8885901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87968D, 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 #87968D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87968D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #87968D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87968d; }
.text { color: #87968d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87968d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 150 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87968d, #879695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #87968D?: #87968D 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 #87968D?: The RGB value is 135, 150, 141: 135 red, 150 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87968D?: The complementary color is #968790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87968D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.