Colour

#87787E

#87787E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#87787E is a grey with RGB values 135, 120, 126 and HSL 336°, 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

#87787E#87787E

HEX#87787E

RGBrgb(135, 120, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4706, 0.4941

RGB percentages52.9%, 47.1%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(336, 5.9%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 11.1%, 52.9%)

CMYK0%, 11.1%, 6.7%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,878,206

CSS custom property--colour: #87787E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#788781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797A7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7D7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8A787Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.2 Dim grey · ΔE 10.3 Slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3 Dark grey · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#788781

Analogous#877886, #877A78

Triadic#7E8778, #787E87

Split complementary#78877A, #788687

Tetradic#868778, #788781, #7A7887

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7E4E5

Lighter +30%#CFC9CB

Lighter +20%#B7AEB2

Lighter +10%#9F9398

Darker −10%#6C6065

Darker −20%#51484C

Darker −30%#363032

Darker −40%#1B1819

More saturated +25%#A75878

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R135

G120

B126

Red135 (52.9%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)5.88%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 87 · G 78 · B 7E

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Colour values

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