#878a8a

Color #878a8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.82 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#878a8a

RGB

rgb(135, 138, 138)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.3%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(57.23, -1.1, -0.39)

LCH

lch(57.23, 1.17, 199.52)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0035, 196.39)

HWB

hwb(180, 52.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8787

Analogous

#878a88

#878a8a

#87888a

Triadic

#878a8a

#8a878a

#8a8a87

Split-complementary

#878a8a

#8a8788

#8a8887

Tetradic

#878a8a

#87878a

#8a8787

#8a8a87

Square

#878a8a

#88878a

#8a8787

#888a87

Shades

Color #878a8a mixed toward black.

#707373

#5a5c5c

#434545

#2d2e2e

#161717

Tints

Color #878a8a mixed toward white.

#9b9d9d

#afb1b1

#c3c4c4

#d7d8d8

#ebebeb

Tones

Color #878a8a mixed toward gray.

#878a8a

#878989

#888989

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88888a · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#88888a · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#878a8a · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #878a8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878a8a]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#878a8a (#878a8a) is rgb(135, 138, 138) in RGB.

No, #878a8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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