#87898e

Color #87898e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.56 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#87898e

RGB

rgb(135, 137, 142)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 3%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 4.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 3.5%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(57.07, 0.27, -2.93)

LCH

lch(57.07, 2.94, 275.26)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.0078, 268.53)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 52.9%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8c87

Analogous

#878c8e

#87898e

#88878e

Triadic

#87898e

#8e8789

#898e87

Split-complementary

#87898e

#8e8887

#8c8e87

Tetradic

#87898e

#8c878e

#8e8c87

#898e87

Square

#87898e

#8e878c

#8e8c87

#878e88

Shades

Color #87898e mixed toward black.

#707277

#5a5b5f

#434447

#2d2e30

#161718

Tints

Color #87898e mixed toward white.

#9b9da1

#afb0b4

#c3c4c6

#d7d8d9

#ebebec

Tones

Color #87898e mixed toward gray.

#88898d

#898a8c

#8a8a8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88888d · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#88888d · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#878c8c · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87898e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87898e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#87898e (#87898e) is rgb(135, 137, 142) in RGB.

No, #87898e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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