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Colour

#87787B

  • #87787B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#87787B is a grey with RGB values 135, 120, 123 and HSL 348°, 6%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#87787B#87787B
HEX#87787B
RGBrgb(135, 120, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4706, 0.4824
RGB percentages52.9%, 47.1%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(348, 5.9%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 11.1%, 52.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 8.9%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,878,203
CSS custom property--colour: #87787B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#788784

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A7A7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D7D7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8A7779no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.6Dim grey · ΔE 9.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15Rosy brown · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.57, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#788784
Analogous#877883, #877D78
Triadic#7B8778, #787B87
Split complementary#78877D, #788387
Tetradic#838778, #788784, #7D7887

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E4E5
Lighter +30%#CFC9CA
Lighter +20%#B7AEB0
Lighter +10%#9F9395
Darker −10%#6C6062
Darker −20%#51484A
Darker −30%#363031
Darker −40%#1B1819
More saturated +25%#A75868
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R135
G120
B123
Red135 (52.9%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 87 · G 78 · B 7B

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