#887979

Color #887979

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.3 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#887979

RGB

rgb(136, 121, 121)

HSL

hsl(0, 5.9%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 11%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(52.16, 5.76, 2.11)

LCH

lch(52.16, 6.13, 20.12)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0186, 17.56)

HWB

hwb(0, 47.5%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#798888

Analogous

#887981

#887979

#888179

Triadic

#887979

#798879

#797988

Split-complementary

#887979

#798881

#798188

Tetradic

#887979

#888879

#798888

#797988

Square

#887979

#818879

#798888

#817988

Shades

Color #887979 mixed toward black.

#716565

#5b5151

#443c3c

#2d2828

#171414

Tints

Color #887979 mixed toward white.

#9c8f8f

#b0a6a6

#c3bcbc

#d7d2d2

#ebe9e9

Tones

Color #887979 mixed toward gray.

#877a7a

#857c7c

#847d7d

#837e7e

#827f7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828279 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#838479 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#877979 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #887979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#887979]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#887979 (#887979) is rgb(136, 121, 121) in RGB.

No, #887979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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