What color is #87988D?

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

What is the RGB value of #87988D?

The RGB value is 135, 152, 141: 135 red, 152 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87988D?

The complementary color is #988792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87988D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87988D color

#87988D rgb(135, 152, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87988D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.6% green and 55.3% blue (135, 152, 141).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#87988D color codes

HEX	`#87988D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 152, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.25, -8.27, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.25, 9.08, 155.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.027, 29.53, 29.523)`
Decimal	`8886413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87988D, 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 #87988D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87988D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #87988D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87988d; }
.text { color: #87988d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87988d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 152 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87988d, #879896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #87988D?: #87988D is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87988D?: The RGB value is 135, 152, 141: 135 red, 152 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87988D?: The complementary color is #988792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87988D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.