#87878c

Color #87878c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.05 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#87878c

RGB

rgb(135, 135, 140)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.1%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 3.6%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(56.46, 1, -2.67)

LCH

lch(56.46, 2.85, 290.53)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0074, 286.48)

HWB

hwb(240, 52.9%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8c87

Analogous

#87898c

#87878c

#89878c

Triadic

#87878c

#8c8787

#878c87

Split-complementary

#87878c

#8c8987

#898c87

Tetradic

#87878c

#8c878c

#8c8c87

#878c87

Square

#87878c

#8c8789

#8c8c87

#878c89

Shades

Color #87878c mixed toward black.

#707075

#5a5a5e

#434346

#2d2d2f

#161617

Tints

Color #87878c mixed toward white.

#9b9b9f

#afafb2

#c3c3c5

#d7d7d9

#ebebec

Tones

Color #87878c mixed toward gray.

#87878c

#88888b

#89898a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87878b · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#87878b · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#878a8a · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87878c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87878c]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#87878c (#87878c) is rgb(135, 135, 140) in RGB.

No, #87878c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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