#879c97

Color #879c97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.7 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#879c97

RGB

rgb(135, 156, 151)

HSL

hsl(165.7, 9.6%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165.7, 13.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 0%, 3.2%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(62.64, -8.42, 0.12)

LCH

lch(62.64, 8.42, 179.18)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0248, 179.54)

HWB

hwb(165.7, 52.9%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c878c

Analogous

#879c8d

#879c97

#87979c

Triadic

#879c97

#97879c

#9c9787

Split-complementary

#879c97

#9c8797

#9c8d87

Tetradic

#879c97

#878c9c

#9c878c

#9c9787

Square

#879c97

#8d879c

#9c878c

#979c87

Shades

Color #879c97 mixed toward black.

#6e857f

#586a66

#42504c

#2c3533

#161b19

Tints

Color #879c97 mixed toward white.

#9bada8

#afbdba

#c3cecb

#d7dedc

#ebefee

Tones

Color #879c97 mixed toward gray.

#899a96

#8b9995

#8c9794

#8e9593

#909393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919198 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#8f8e99 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#889999 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #879c97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879c97]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Turquoise #40e0d0

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#879c97 (#879c97) is rgb(135, 156, 151) in RGB.

No, #879c97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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