What color is #87A4A7?

#87A4A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A4A7?

The RGB value is 135, 164, 167: 135 red, 164 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A4A7?

The complementary color is #A78A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A4A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A4A7 color

#87A4A7 rgb(135, 164, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87A4A7 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 64.3% green and 65.5% blue (135, 164, 167).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#87A4A7 color codes

HEX	`#87A4A7`
RGB	`rgb(135, 164, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 64.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.35, -9.31, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.35, 10.51, 207.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.24, 34.491, 41.616)`
Decimal	`8889511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A4A7, 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 #87A4A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A4A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #87A4A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a4a7; }
.text { color: #87a4a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a4a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 164 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a4a7, #8794a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #87A4A7?: #87A4A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A4A7?: The RGB value is 135, 164, 167: 135 red, 164 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A4A7?: The complementary color is #A78A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A4A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.