What color is #879895?

#879895 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 #879895?

The RGB value is 135, 152, 149: 135 red, 152 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879895?

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

Is black or white text better on #879895?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879895 color

#879895 rgb(135, 152, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879895 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.6% green and 58.4% blue (135, 152, 149).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#879895 color codes

HEX	`#879895`
RGB	`rgb(135, 152, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.46, -6.65, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.46, 6.67, 184.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.643, 29.777, 32.772)`
Decimal	`8886421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879895, 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 #879895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #879895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879895; }
.text { color: #879895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 152 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879895, #879298); }

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Questions

What color is #879895?: #879895 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 #879895?: The RGB value is 135, 152, 149: 135 red, 152 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879895?: The complementary color is #98878A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879895?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.