What color is #87989B?

#87989B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87989B?

The RGB value is 135, 152, 155: 135 red, 152 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87989B?

The complementary color is #9B8A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87989B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87989B color

#87989B rgb(135, 152, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87989B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.6% green and 60.8% blue (135, 152, 155).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#87989B color codes

HEX	`#87989B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 152, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.63, -5.39, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.63, 6.49, 213.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.135, 29.973, 35.36)`
Decimal	`8886427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87989B, 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 #87989B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87989B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #87989B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87989b; }
.text { color: #87989b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87989b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 152 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87989b, #878e9b); }

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Questions

What color is #87989B?: #87989B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87989B?: The RGB value is 135, 152, 155: 135 red, 152 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87989B?: The complementary color is #9B8A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87989B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.