What color is #87988A?

#87988A is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87988A?

The RGB value is 135, 152, 138: 135 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87988A?

The complementary color is #988795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87988A?

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.

#87988A color

#87988A rgb(135, 152, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87988A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.6% green and 54.1% blue (135, 152, 138).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#87988A color codes

HEX	`#87988A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 152, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.17, -8.86, 5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.17, 10.34, 149.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.806, 29.442, 28.363)`
Decimal	`8886410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87988A, 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 #87988A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87988A 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 #87988A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87988a; }
.text { color: #87988a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87988a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 152 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87988a, #879892); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #87988A?: #87988A is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87988A?: The RGB value is 135, 152, 138: 135 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87988A?: The complementary color is #988795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87988A?: 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.