What color is #879CB0?

#879CB0 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 #879CB0?

The RGB value is 135, 156, 176: 135 red, 156 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879CB0?

The complementary color is #B09B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879CB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879CB0 color

#879CB0 rgb(135, 156, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #879CB0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 61.2% green and 69% blue (135, 156, 176).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#879CB0 color codes

HEX	`#879CB0`
RGB	`rgb(135, 156, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 61.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.39, -2.87, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.39, 13.16, 257.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.714, 32.062, 45.689)`
Decimal	`8887472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879CB0, 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 #879CB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879CB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #879CB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879cb0; }
.text { color: #879cb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879cb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 156 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879cb0, #8788b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #879CB0?: #879CB0 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 #879CB0?: The RGB value is 135, 156, 176: 135 red, 156 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879CB0?: The complementary color is #B09B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879CB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.