What color is #879FAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #879FAC?

The RGB value is 135, 159, 172: 135 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879FAC?

The complementary color is #AC9487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879FAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879FAC color

#879FAC rgb(135, 159, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879FAC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62.4% green and 67.5% blue (135, 159, 172).

Its hue angle is 201°, 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#879FAC color codes

HEX	`#879FAC`
RGB	`rgb(135, 159, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, -5.45, -9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 10.99, 240.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.834, 32.925, 43.805)`
Decimal	`8888236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879FAC, 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 #879FAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879FAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #879FAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879fac; }
.text { color: #879fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879fac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 159 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879fac, #878dac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #879FAC?: #879FAC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879FAC?: The RGB value is 135, 159, 172: 135 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879FAC?: The complementary color is #AC9487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879FAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.