#878d97

Color #878d97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.04 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#878d97

RGB

rgb(135, 141, 151)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 7.1%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 10.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(58.45, -0.1, -6.06)

LCH

lch(58.45, 6.06, 269.05)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0165, 260.59)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 52.9%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979187

Analogous

#879597

#878d97

#898797

Triadic

#878d97

#97878d

#8d9787

Split-complementary

#878d97

#978987

#959787

Tetradic

#878d97

#918797

#979187

#8d9787

Square

#878d97

#978795

#979187

#879789

Shades

Color #878d97 mixed toward black.

#6f7580

#595e66

#42464d

#2c2f33

#16171a

Tints

Color #878d97 mixed toward white.

#9ba0a8

#afb3ba

#c3c6cb

#d7d9dc

#ebecee

Tones

Color #878d97 mixed toward gray.

#888d96

#8a8e94

#8b8e93

#8c8e92

#8e8f90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a95 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#898994 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#879392 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #878d97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878d97]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#878d97 (#878d97) is rgb(135, 141, 151) in RGB.

No, #878d97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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