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#879B89 Color

#879B89 is rgb(135, 155, 137) in RGB, hsl(126, 9%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 39%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#879B89
HEX#879B89
RGBrgb(135, 155, 137)
HSLhsl(126, 9%, 57%)
HSVhsv(126, 13%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 39%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.035 148)
LABlab(62.00% -10.05 6.97)
LCHlch(62.00% 12.23 145.23)

What #879B89 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #879B89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 5.46Mummy's Tomb#828E84ΔE 6.64Xanadu#738678ΔE 8.17Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 8.46Smoke#738276ΔE 9.78Traffic Gray a#8F9695ΔE 10.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#879B89 Channel Values

How #879B89 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 155 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 9% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 13% · V 61%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 39%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #879B89 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #879B89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #879B89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #879B89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#879B89
Complementary
#9B8799
Analogous
#8F9B87
Analogous
#879B93
Triadic
#89879B
Triadic
#9B8987
Split comp.
#93879B
Split comp.
#9B878F

Tints & Shades of #879B89

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#98A99A
#A9B7AA
#BAC5BB
#C7D1C8
#D8DFD9
#E9ECE9

Shades

#728874
#617563
#4F5F50
#3F4B40
#2C352D
#1C211C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #879B89.

How #879B89 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#879B89
Protanopia#989889
Protanomaly#919989
Deuteranopia#95958A
Deuteranomaly#8F9789
Tritanopia#8A9999
Tritanomaly#899A93
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #879B89 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-879b89: #879B89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #879B89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-879b89': '#879B89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.608, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_879b89">#879B89</color>
SVG fillfill="#879B89"

More Gray Colors

#879B89 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272ad9d9d9292524d8d8d8292929d6d6d62a2d2fd6d3d12b2b2bd4d4d82e2e2ed4d4d435383943494e51484f5c5c5c6b6e707968788389968e8c84a1a1a1acacacbebebed1d1d1

#879B89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #879B89?

#879B89 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(135, 155, 137) in RGB and hsl(126, 9%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #879B89?

#879B89 is rgb(135, 155, 137) — red 135, green 155, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #879B89?

#879B89 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 39%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #879B89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #879B89 scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #879B89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #879B89 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 14.21, which is visibly different.

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