What color is #87999F?

#87999F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87999F?

The RGB value is 135, 153, 159: 135 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87999F?

The complementary color is #9F8D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87999F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87999F color

#87999F rgb(135, 153, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87999F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60% green and 62.4% blue (135, 153, 159).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#87999F color codes

HEX	`#87999F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 153, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, -5.07, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 7.34, 226.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.639, 30.436, 37.213)`
Decimal	`8886687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87999F, 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 #87999F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87999F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #87999F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87999f; }
.text { color: #87999f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87999f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 153 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87999f, #878d9f); }

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Questions

What color is #87999F?: #87999F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87999F?: The RGB value is 135, 153, 159: 135 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87999F?: The complementary color is #9F8D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87999F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.