Recognised as Colour

#878B8D

#878B8D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#878B8D is a grey with RGB values 135, 139, 141 and HSL 200°, 3%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#878B8D#878B8D

HEX#878B8D

RGBrgb(135, 139, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5451, 0.5529

RGB percentages52.9%, 54.5%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(200, 2.6%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 4.3%, 55.3%)

CMYK4.3%, 1.4%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,883,085

CSS custom property--colour: #878B8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#787472

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8B8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#898A8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#868C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Dark grey · ΔE 11.8 Dim grey · ΔE 13.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.44, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D8987

Analogous#878D8C, #87888D

Triadic#8D878B, #8B8D87

Split complementary#8D8788, #8D8C87

Tetradic#8C878D, #8D8987, #888D87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F0F0

Lighter +30%#D5D7D8

Lighter +20%#BBBEBF

Lighter +10%#A1A4A6

Darker −10%#6E7173

Darker −20%#555859

Darker −30%#3C3E3F

Darker −40%#232425

More saturated +25%#6A95AA

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R135

G139

B141

Red135 (52.9%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)2.56%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 8B · B 8D

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