#878e8a

Color #878e8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.95 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#878e8a

RGB

rgb(135, 142, 138)

HSL

hsl(145.7, 3%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(145.7, 4.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 2.8%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(58.35, -3.35, 1.24)

LCH

lch(58.35, 3.57, 159.69)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.01, 161.38)

HWB

hwb(145.7, 52.9%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e878b

Analogous

#878e87

#878e8a

#878e8d

Triadic

#878e8a

#8a878e

#8e8a87

Split-complementary

#878e8a

#8d878e

#8e8787

Tetradic

#878e8a

#878b8e

#8e878b

#8e8a87

Square

#878e8a

#87878e

#8e878b

#8e8d87

Shades

Color #878e8a mixed toward black.

#707773

#5a5f5c

#434745

#2d302e

#161817

Tints

Color #878e8a mixed toward white.

#9ba19d

#afb4b1

#c3c6c4

#d7d9d8

#ebeceb

Tones

Color #878e8a mixed toward gray.

#888d8a

#898c8a

#8a8b8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8b · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#8a898b · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#878c8c · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #878e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878e8a]

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#878e8a (#878e8a) is rgb(135, 142, 138) in RGB.

No, #878e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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