What color is #879DA4?

#879DA4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879DA4?

The RGB value is 135, 157, 164: 135 red, 157 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879DA4?

The complementary color is #A48E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879DA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879DA4 color

#879DA4 rgb(135, 157, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879DA4 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 61.6% green and 64.3% blue (135, 157, 164).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#879DA4 color codes

HEX	`#879DA4`
RGB	`rgb(135, 157, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 61.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.3, -6.17, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.3, 8.78, 225.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.748, 31.944, 39.766)`
Decimal	`8887716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879DA4, 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 #879DA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879DA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #879DA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879da4; }
.text { color: #879da4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879da4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 157 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879da4, #878fa4); }

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Questions

What color is #879DA4?: #879DA4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879DA4?: The RGB value is 135, 157, 164: 135 red, 157 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879DA4?: The complementary color is #A48E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879DA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.