What color is #879893?

#879893 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 #879893?

The RGB value is 135, 152, 147: 135 red, 152 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879893?

The complementary color is #98878C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879893 color

#879893 rgb(135, 152, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879893 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.6% green and 57.6% blue (135, 152, 147).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#879893 color codes

HEX	`#879893`
RGB	`rgb(135, 152, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, -7.07, 0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 7.09, 175.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.485, 29.713, 31.938)`
Decimal	`8886419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879893, 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 #879893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #879893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879893; }
.text { color: #879893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 152 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879893, #879598); }

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Questions

What color is #879893?: #879893 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 #879893?: The RGB value is 135, 152, 147: 135 red, 152 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879893?: The complementary color is #98878C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.