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Colour

#878D97

  • #878D97
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#878D97 is a grey with RGB values 135, 141, 151 and HSL 217°, 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

#878D97#878D97
HEX#878D97
RGBrgb(135, 141, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5529, 0.5922
RGB percentages52.9%, 55.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(217.5, 7.1%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 10.6%, 59.2%)
CMYK10.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,883,607
CSS custom property--colour: #878D97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#787268

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A8D98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#888C97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#838F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 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 text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6Slate grey · ΔE 7.5Gray · ΔE 7.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.4Dim grey · ΔE 15.3Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#979187
Analogous#879597, #898797
Triadic#97878D, #8D9787
Split complementary#978987, #959787
Tetradic#978795, #979187, #879789

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F5F6
Lighter +30%#D9DBDE
Lighter +20%#BEC1C6
Lighter +10%#A2A7AF
Darker −10%#6D737E
Darker −20%#555A63
Darker −30%#3E4147
Darker −40%#26282C
More saturated +25%#6B86B3
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R135
G141
B151
Red135 (52.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)7.14%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 8D · B 97

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