#878585

Color #878585

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 2.25 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#878585

RGB

rgb(135, 133, 133)

HSL

hsl(0, 0.8%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 1.5%, 52.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 1.5%, 47.1%)

LAB

lab(55.7, 0.74, 0.26)

LCH

lch(55.7, 0.78, 19.36)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.0024, 16.93)

HWB

hwb(0, 52.2%, 47.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#858787

Analogous

#878586

#878585

#878685

Triadic

#878585

#858785

#858587

Split-complementary

#878585

#858786

#858687

Tetradic

#878585

#878785

#858787

#858587

Square

#878585

#868785

#858787

#868587

Shades

Color #878585 mixed toward black.

#706f6f

#5a5959

#434242

#2d2c2c

#161616

Tints

Color #878585 mixed toward white.

#9b9999

#afaeae

#c3c2c2

#d7d6d6

#ebebeb

Tones

Color #878585 mixed toward gray.

#878585

#868585

#868686

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868685 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#868685 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#878585 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 1.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #878585;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878585]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#878585 (#878585) is rgb(135, 133, 133) in RGB.

No, #878585 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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