#87888c

Color #87888c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.91 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#87888c

RGB

rgb(135, 136, 140)

HSL

hsl(228, 2.1%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 3.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(56.74, 0.43, -2.27)

LCH

lch(56.74, 2.31, 280.73)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.006, 274.76)

HWB

hwb(228, 52.9%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8b87

Analogous

#878a8c

#87888c

#88878c

Triadic

#87888c

#8c8788

#888c87

Split-complementary

#87888c

#8c8887

#8a8c87

Tetradic

#87888c

#8b878c

#8c8b87

#888c87

Square

#87888c

#8c878a

#8c8b87

#878c88

Shades

Color #87888c mixed toward black.

#707175

#5a5a5e

#434446

#2d2d2f

#161717

Tints

Color #87888c mixed toward white.

#9b9c9f

#afb0b2

#c3c3c5

#d7d7d9

#ebebec

Tones

Color #87888c mixed toward gray.

#87888c

#88888b

#88898b

#89898a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87878b · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#87878b · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#878a8a · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87888c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87888c]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#87888c (#87888c) is rgb(135, 136, 140) in RGB.

No, #87888c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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