What color is #87A4A4?

#87A4A4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A4A4?

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

What is the complementary color of #87A4A4?

The complementary color is #A48787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A4A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A4A4 color

#87A4A4 rgb(135, 164, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87A4A4 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#87A4A4 color codes

HEX	`#87A4A4`
RGB	`rgb(135, 164, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 64.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, -9.97, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 10.51, 198.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.966, 34.381, 40.172)`
Decimal	`8889508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A4A4, 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 #87A4A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A4A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #87A4A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a4a4; }
.text { color: #87a4a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a4a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 164 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a4a4, #8796a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #87A4A4?: #87A4A4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A4A4?: The RGB value is 135, 164, 164: 135 red, 164 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A4A4?: The complementary color is #A48787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A4A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.