What color is #879EAC?

#879EAC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879EAC?

The RGB value is 135, 158, 172: 135 red, 158 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879EAC?

The complementary color is #AC9587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879EAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879EAC color

#879EAC rgb(135, 158, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879EAC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62% green and 67.5% blue (135, 158, 172).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#879EAC color codes

HEX	`#879EAC`
RGB	`rgb(135, 158, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.82, -4.9, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.82, 11.1, 243.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.663, 32.582, 43.748)`
Decimal	`8887980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879EAC, 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 #879EAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879EAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #879EAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879eac; }
.text { color: #879eac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879eac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 158 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879eac, #878cac); }

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Questions

What color is #879EAC?: #879EAC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879EAC?: The RGB value is 135, 158, 172: 135 red, 158 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879EAC?: The complementary color is #AC9587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879EAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.