Colour

#87848B

#87848B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#87848B is a grey with RGB values 135, 132, 139 and HSL 266°, 3%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#87848B#87848B

HEX#87848B

RGBrgb(135, 132, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5176, 0.5451

RGB percentages52.9%, 51.8%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(265.7, 2.9%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 5%, 54.5%)

CMYK2.9%, 5%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,881,291

CSS custom property--colour: #87848B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#787B74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83858Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#83858Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#868586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.7 Slate grey · ΔE 9 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.1 Dim grey · ΔE 11.9 Dark grey · ΔE 14.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.65, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#888B84

Analogous#84858B, #8B848B

Triadic#8B8784, #848B87

Split complementary#8B8B84, #858B84

Tetradic#8B8485, #888B84, #848B8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEDEE

Lighter +30%#D4D3D5

Lighter +20%#BAB8BD

Lighter +10%#A19EA4

Darker −10%#6E6B71

Darker −20%#545257

Darker −30%#3B393D

Darker −40%#212122

More saturated +25%#8366A9

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R135

G132

B139

Red135 (52.9%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue265.71°

Saturation (HSL)2.93%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 84 · B 8B

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Colour values

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