#8b8787

Color #8b8787

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.44 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8787

RGB

rgb(139, 135, 135)

HSL

hsl(0, 1.7%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 2.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(56.65, 1.49, 0.53)

LCH

lch(56.65, 1.58, 19.58)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0048, 16.93)

HWB

hwb(0, 52.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878b8b

Analogous

#8b8789

#8b8787

#8b8987

Triadic

#8b8787

#878b87

#87878b

Split-complementary

#8b8787

#878b89

#87898b

Tetradic

#8b8787

#8b8b87

#878b8b

#87878b

Square

#8b8787

#898b87

#878b8b

#89878b

Shades

Color #8b8787 mixed toward black.

#747070

#5d5a5a

#464343

#2e2d2d

#171616

Tints

Color #8b8787 mixed toward white.

#9e9b9b

#b2afaf

#c5c3c3

#d8d7d7

#ecebeb

Tones

Color #8b8787 mixed toward gray.

#8b8787

#8a8888

#898989

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898987 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#8a8a87 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#8b8787 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8787;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8787]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#8b8787 (#8b8787) is rgb(139, 135, 135) in RGB.

No, #8b8787 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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