What color is #87A7A5?

#87A7A5 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 #87A7A5?

The RGB value is 135, 167, 165: 135 red, 167 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A7A5?

The complementary color is #A78789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A7A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A7A5 color

#87A7A5 rgb(135, 167, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87A7A5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 65.5% green and 64.7% blue (135, 167, 165).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#87A7A5 color codes

HEX	`#87A7A5`
RGB	`rgb(135, 167, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 65.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.14, -11.36, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.14, 11.66, 192.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.6, 35.504, 40.831)`
Decimal	`8890277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A7A5, 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 #87A7A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A7A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #87A7A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a7a5; }
.text { color: #87a7a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a7a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 167 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a7a5, #8799a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #87A7A5?: #87A7A5 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 #87A7A5?: The RGB value is 135, 167, 165: 135 red, 167 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A7A5?: The complementary color is #A78789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A7A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.