#87717b

Color #87717b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#87717b

RGB

rgb(135, 113, 123)

HSL

hsl(332.7, 8.9%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(332.7, 16.3%, 52.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 8.9%, 47.1%)

LAB

lab(49.97, 10.41, -2.29)

LCH

lch(49.97, 10.66, 347.59)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.0311, 349.05)

HWB

hwb(332.7, 44.3%, 47.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71877d

Analogous

#877186

#87717b

#877271

Triadic

#87717b

#7b8771

#717b87

Split-complementary

#87717b

#718772

#718687

Tetradic

#87717b

#877d71

#71877d

#717b87

Square

#87717b

#868771

#71877d

#727187

Shades

Color #87717b mixed toward black.

#705e66

#5a4b52

#43383d

#2d2629

#161314

Tints

Color #87717b mixed toward white.

#9b8891

#afa0a7

#c3b8bd

#d7cfd3

#ebe7e9

Tones

Color #87717b mixed toward gray.

#85737b

#83757b

#81767b

#80787c

#7e7a7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e79 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#7f8178 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#867776 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87717b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87717b]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#87717b (#87717b) is rgb(135, 113, 123) in RGB.

No, #87717b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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