#88878b

Color #88878b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.73 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#88878b

RGB

rgb(136, 135, 139)

HSL

hsl(255, 1.7%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 2.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 2.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(56.51, 1.16, -2.01)

LCH

lch(56.51, 2.32, 299.99)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.006, 297.85)

HWB

hwb(255, 52.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8b87

Analogous

#87888b

#88878b

#8a878b

Triadic

#88878b

#8b8887

#878b88

Split-complementary

#88878b

#8b8a87

#888b87

Tetradic

#88878b

#8b878a

#8a8b87

#878b88

Square

#88878b

#8b8788

#8a8b87

#878b8a

Shades

Color #88878b mixed toward black.

#717074

#5b5a5d

#444346

#2d2d2e

#171617

Tints

Color #88878b mixed toward white.

#9c9b9e

#b0afb2

#c3c3c5

#d7d7d8

#ebebec

Tones

Color #88878b mixed toward gray.

#88878b

#88888a

#89888a

#898989

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88888a · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#88888a · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#888989 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #88878b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#88878b]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#88878b (#88878b) is rgb(136, 135, 139) in RGB.

No, #88878b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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