#87919b

Color #87919b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#87919b

RGB

rgb(135, 145, 155)

HSL

hsl(210, 9.1%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 12.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 6.5%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(59.68, -1.49, -6.51)

LCH

lch(59.68, 6.68, 257.11)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0188, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 52.9%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9187

Analogous

#879b9b

#87919b

#87879b

Triadic

#87919b

#9b8791

#919b87

Split-complementary

#87919b

#9b8787

#9b9b87

Tetradic

#87919b

#91879b

#9b9187

#919b87

Square

#87919b

#9b879b

#9b9187

#879b87

Shades

Color #87919b mixed toward black.

#6e7984

#58616a

#42494f

#2c3035

#16181a

Tints

Color #87919b mixed toward white.

#9ba3ac

#afb6bc

#c3c8cd

#d7dade

#ebedee

Tones

Color #87919b mixed toward gray.

#899199

#8a9198

#8c9196

#8e9194

#8f9193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8c99 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#8b8a98 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#889796 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87919b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87919b]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#87919b (#87919b) is rgb(135, 145, 155) in RGB.

No, #87919b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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