Recognised as Colour
#878C85
- #878C85
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#878C85 is a grey with RGB values 135, 140, 133 and HSL 103°, 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
#878C85#878C85
HEX#878C85
RGBrgb(135, 140, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.549, 0.5216
RGB percentages52.9%, 54.9%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(102.9, 3%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.9, 5%, 54.9%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 5%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,883,333
CSS custom property--colour: #878C85;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#78737A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A858C
Analogous#8B8C85, #858C87
Triadic#85878C, #8C8587
Split complementary#87858C, #8C858B
Tetradic#858B8C, #8A858C, #8C8785
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R135
G140
B133
Red135 (52.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue102.86°
Saturation (HSL)2.95%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G 8C · B 85
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