What color is #87A5B0?

#87A5B0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A5B0?

The RGB value is 135, 165, 176: 135 red, 165 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A5B0?

The complementary color is #B09287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A5B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A5B0 color

#87A5B0 rgb(135, 165, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87A5B0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 64.7% green and 69% blue (135, 165, 176).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% 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 8.04:1).

#87A5B0 color codes

HEX	`#87A5B0`
RGB	`rgb(135, 165, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 64.7%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 6%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.9, -7.81, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.9, 11.98, 229.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.281, 35.195, 46.211)`
Decimal	`8889776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A5B0, 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 #87A5B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A5B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #87A5B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a5b0; }
.text { color: #87a5b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a5b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 165 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a5b0, #8791b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #87A5B0?: #87A5B0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A5B0?: The RGB value is 135, 165, 176: 135 red, 165 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A5B0?: The complementary color is #B09287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A5B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.