#87878f

Color #87878f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.44 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#87878f

RGB

rgb(135, 135, 143)

HSL

hsl(240, 3.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.6%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(56.55, 1.62, -4.27)

LCH

lch(56.55, 4.57, 290.78)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0119, 286.14)

HWB

hwb(240, 52.9%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8f87

Analogous

#878b8f

#87878f

#8b878f

Triadic

#87878f

#8f8787

#878f87

Split-complementary

#87878f

#8f8b87

#8b8f87

Tetradic

#87878f

#8f878f

#8f8f87

#878f87

Square

#87878f

#8f878b

#8f8f87

#878f8b

Shades

Color #87878f mixed toward black.

#707078

#595960

#434348

#2d2d30

#161618

Tints

Color #87878f mixed toward white.

#9b9ba2

#afafb4

#c3c3c7

#d7d7da

#ebebec

Tones

Color #87878f mixed toward gray.

#88888e

#89898d

#8a8a8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87878d · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#87878d · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#878c8b · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87878f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87878f]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#87878f (#87878f) is rgb(135, 135, 143) in RGB.

No, #87878f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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