#85878b

Color #85878b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.6 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#85878b

RGB

rgb(133, 135, 139)

HSL

hsl(220, 2.5%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 4.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 2.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(56.27, 0.07, -2.4)

LCH

lch(56.27, 2.4, 271.67)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0064, 264.64)

HWB

hwb(220, 52.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8985

Analogous

#858a8b

#85878b

#86858b

Triadic

#85878b

#8b8587

#878b85

Split-complementary

#85878b

#8b8685

#8a8b85

Tetradic

#85878b

#89858b

#8b8985

#878b85

Square

#85878b

#8b858a

#8b8985

#858b86

Shades

Color #85878b mixed toward black.

#6e7074

#585a5d

#424346

#2c2d2e

#161617

Tints

Color #85878b mixed toward white.

#999b9e

#aeafb2

#c2c3c5

#d6d7d8

#ebebec

Tones

Color #85878b mixed toward gray.

#85878a

#86878a

#868789

#878889

#878888

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86868a · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#86868a · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#858989 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 2.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #85878b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85878b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#85878b (#85878b) is rgb(133, 135, 139) in RGB.

No, #85878b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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