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Recognised as Colour

#87898D

  • #87898D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#87898D is a grey with RGB values 135, 137, 141 and HSL 220°, 3%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#87898D#87898D
HEX#87898D
RGBrgb(135, 137, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5373, 0.5529
RGB percentages52.9%, 53.7%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(220, 2.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 4.3%, 55.3%)
CMYK4.3%, 2.8%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,882,573
CSS custom property--colour: #87898D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#787672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88898Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#87898Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#868A8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.2Light slate grey · ΔE 9.1Slate grey · ΔE 9.5Dark grey · ΔE 12.4Dim grey · ΔE 12.9Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.2, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D8B87
Analogous#878C8D, #88878D
Triadic#8D8789, #898D87
Split complementary#8D8887, #8C8D87
Tetradic#8D878C, #8D8B87, #878D88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F0F0
Lighter +30%#D5D6D8
Lighter +20%#BBBCBF
Lighter +10%#A1A3A6
Darker −10%#6E7073
Darker −20%#555659
Darker −30%#3C3D3F
Darker −40%#232425
More saturated +25%#6A7FAA
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R135
G137
B141
Red135 (52.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)2.56%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 89 · B 8D

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