What color is #87979C?

#87979C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87979C?

The RGB value is 135, 151, 156: 135 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87979C?

The complementary color is #9C8C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87979C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87979C color

#87979C rgb(135, 151, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87979C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.2% green and 61.2% blue (135, 151, 156).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#87979C color codes

HEX	`#87979C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 151, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.38, -4.62, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.38, 6.49, 224.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.058, 29.684, 35.75)`
Decimal	`8886172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87979C, 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 #87979C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87979C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #87979C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87979c; }
.text { color: #87979c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87979c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 151 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87979c, #878c9c); }

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Questions

What color is #87979C?: #87979C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87979C?: The RGB value is 135, 151, 156: 135 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87979C?: The complementary color is #9C8C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87979C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.