Recognised as Colour

#878B97

#878B97
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#878B97 is a grey with RGB values 135, 139, 151 and HSL 225°, 7%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#878B97#878B97

HEX#878B97

RGBrgb(135, 139, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5451, 0.5922

RGB percentages52.9%, 54.5%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(225, 7.1%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 10.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK10.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,883,095

CSS custom property--colour: #878B97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#787468

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888C98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#878A97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#848D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.7 Slate grey · ΔE 7 Gray · ΔE 8.2 Dark grey · ΔE 13.3 Dim grey · ΔE 15.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.71, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#979387

Analogous#879397, #8B8797

Triadic#97878B, #8B9787

Split complementary#978B87, #939787

Tetradic#978793, #979387, #87978B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F5F6

Lighter +30%#D9DADE

Lighter +20%#BEC0C6

Lighter +10%#A2A5AF

Darker −10%#6D717E

Darker −20%#555963

Darker −30%#3E4047

Darker −40%#26282C

More saturated +25%#6B7DB3

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R135

G139

B151

Red135 (52.9%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)7.14%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 8B · B 97

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