Recognised as Colour
#878B80
- #878B80
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#878B80 is a grey with RGB values 135, 139, 128 and HSL 82°, 5%, 52%. 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
#878B80#878B80
HEX#878B80
RGBrgb(135, 139, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5451, 0.502
RGB percentages52.9%, 54.5%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(81.8, 4.5%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.8, 7.9%, 54.5%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 7.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,883,072
CSS custom property--colour: #878B80;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#78747F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#84808B
Analogous#8B8980, #828B80
Triadic#80878B, #8B8087
Split complementary#80828B, #89808B
Tetradic#808B89, #84808B, #8B8082
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R135
G139
B128
Red135 (52.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue81.82°
Saturation (HSL)4.53%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G 8B · B 80
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