What color is #879A9A?

#879A9A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879A9A?

The RGB value is 135, 154, 154: 135 red, 154 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879A9A?

The complementary color is #9A8787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879A9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879A9A color

#879A9A rgb(135, 154, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879A9A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60.4% green and 60.4% blue (135, 154, 154).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#879A9A color codes

HEX	`#879A9A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 154, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.16, -6.7, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.16, 7.08, 198.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.379, 30.595, 35.028)`
Decimal	`8886938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879A9A, 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 #879A9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879A9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #879A9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879a9a; }
.text { color: #879a9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879a9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 154 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879a9a, #87919a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #879A9A?: #879A9A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879A9A?: The RGB value is 135, 154, 154: 135 red, 154 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879A9A?: The complementary color is #9A8787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879A9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.