What color is #879BB0?

#879BB0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879BB0?

The RGB value is 135, 155, 176: 135 red, 155 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879BB0?

The complementary color is #B09C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879BB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879BB0 color

#879BB0 rgb(135, 155, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #879BB0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60.8% green and 69% blue (135, 155, 176).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#879BB0 color codes

HEX	`#879BB0`
RGB	`rgb(135, 155, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 12%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.12, -2.31, -13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.12, 13.46, 260.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.547, 31.727, 45.633)`
Decimal	`8887216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879BB0, 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 #879BB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879BB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #879BB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879bb0; }
.text { color: #879bb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879bb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 155 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879bb0, #8887b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #879BB0?: #879BB0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879BB0?: The RGB value is 135, 155, 176: 135 red, 155 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879BB0?: The complementary color is #B09C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879BB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.