#87979B Color

#87979B is rgb(135, 151, 155) in RGB and hsl(192, 9%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#87979B

HEX#87979B

RGBrgb(135, 151, 155)

HSLhsl(192, 9%, 57%)

HSVhsv(192, 13%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.019 214.4)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #87979B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #87979B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#87979B Complementary#9B8B87 Analogous#879B95 Analogous#878D9B Triadic#9B8797 Triadic#979B87

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #87979B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#98A6A9 #A9B4B7 #BAC3C5 #C7CFD1 #D8DDDF #E9ECEC

Shades

#728488 #617175 #4F5B5F #3F494B #2C3335 #1C2021

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