What color is #87969E?

#87969E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87969E?

The RGB value is 135, 150, 158: 135 red, 150 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87969E?

The complementary color is #9E8F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87969E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87969E color

#87969E rgb(135, 150, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87969E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.8% green and 62% blue (135, 150, 158).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#87969E color codes

HEX	`#87969E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 150, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.16, -3.63, -6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.16, 7.03, 238.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.068, 29.432, 36.596)`
Decimal	`8885918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87969E, 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 #87969E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87969E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #87969E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87969e; }
.text { color: #87969e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87969e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 150 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87969e, #878b9e); }

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Questions

What color is #87969E?: #87969E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87969E?: The RGB value is 135, 150, 158: 135 red, 150 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87969E?: The complementary color is #9E8F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87969E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.