#898787

Color #898787

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 2.99 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#898787

RGB

rgb(137, 135, 135)

HSL

hsl(0, 0.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 1.5%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 1.5%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(56.48, 0.74, 0.26)

LCH

lch(56.48, 0.78, 19.36)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0024, 16.93)

HWB

hwb(0, 52.9%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878989

Analogous

#898788

#898787

#898887

Triadic

#898787

#878987

#878789

Split-complementary

#898787

#878988

#878889

Tetradic

#898787

#898987

#878989

#878789

Square

#898787

#888987

#878989

#888789

Shades

Color #898787 mixed toward black.

#727070

#5b5a5a

#454343

#2e2d2d

#171616

Tints

Color #898787 mixed toward white.

#9d9b9b

#b0afaf

#c4c3c3

#d8d7d7

#ebebeb

Tones

Color #898787 mixed toward gray.

#898787

#888787

#888888

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888887 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#888887 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#898787 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #898787;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#898787]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#898787 (#898787) is rgb(137, 135, 135) in RGB.

No, #898787 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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