#87797b

Color #87797b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#87797b

RGB

rgb(135, 121, 123)

HSL

hsl(351.4, 5.5%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.4, 10.4%, 52.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 8.9%, 47.1%)

LAB

lab(52.13, 5.74, 0.87)

LCH

lch(52.13, 5.81, 8.62)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0175, 7.9)

HWB

hwb(351.4, 47.5%, 47.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#798785

Analogous

#877982

#87797b

#877e79

Triadic

#87797b

#7b8779

#797b87

Split-complementary

#87797b

#79877e

#798287

Tetradic

#87797b

#878579

#798785

#797b87

Square

#87797b

#828779

#798785

#7e7987

Shades

Color #87797b mixed toward black.

#716566

#5a5152

#443c3d

#2d2829

#171414

Tints

Color #87797b mixed toward white.

#9b8f91

#afa6a7

#c3bcbd

#d7d2d3

#ebe9e9

Tones

Color #87797b mixed toward gray.

#867a7c

#857b7d

#847d7e

#827e7e

#817f7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#81817b · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#82837a · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#867a7a · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87797b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87797b]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#87797b (#87797b) is rgb(135, 121, 123) in RGB.

No, #87797b 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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