#878d8e

Color #878d8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.16 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#878d8e

RGB

rgb(135, 141, 142)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 3%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 4.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 0.7%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(58.18, -1.98, -1.29)

LCH

lch(58.18, 2.36, 213.08)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0072, 209.05)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 52.9%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8887

Analogous

#878e8b

#878d8e

#87898e

Triadic

#878d8e

#8e878d

#8d8e87

Split-complementary

#878d8e

#8e8789

#8e8b87

Tetradic

#878d8e

#88878e

#8e8887

#8d8e87

Square

#878d8e

#8b878e

#8e8887

#898e87

Shades

Color #878d8e mixed toward black.

#707677

#5a5e5f

#434747

#2d2f30

#161818

Tints

Color #878d8e mixed toward white.

#9ba0a1

#afb3b4

#c3c6c6

#d7d9d9

#ebecec

Tones

Color #878d8e mixed toward gray.

#888d8d

#888c8d

#898c8c

#898b8c

#8a8b8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8e · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#89898e · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#878e8e · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #878d8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878d8e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#878d8e (#878d8e) is rgb(135, 141, 142) in RGB.

No, #878d8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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