Colour

#878D96

#878D96
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#878D96 is a grey with RGB values 135, 141, 150 and HSL 216°, 7%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#878D96#878D96

HEX#878D96

RGBrgb(135, 141, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5529, 0.5882

RGB percentages52.9%, 55.3%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(216, 6.7%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 10%, 58.8%)

CMYK10%, 6%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,883,606

CSS custom property--colour: #878D96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#787269

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8D96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#898C96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#848F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.4 Gray · ΔE 7.3 Slate grey · ΔE 7.7 Dark grey · ΔE 12.2 Dim grey · ΔE 15.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#969087

Analogous#879596, #898796

Triadic#96878D, #8D9687

Split complementary#968987, #959687

Tetradic#968795, #969087, #879689

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F4F5

Lighter +30%#D9DBDD

Lighter +20%#BDC1C6

Lighter +10%#A2A7AE

Darker −10%#6D737D

Darker −20%#555A62

Darker −30%#3E4146

Darker −40%#26282B

More saturated +25%#6B87B2

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R135

G141

B150

Red135 (52.9%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)6.67%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 8D · B 96

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