Information about #878080 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #878080 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rocket Metallic (#8A7F80). Nearby in the Register you will also find Teravenumar (#838181) and Battleship Grey (#848482).
In RGB terms — rgb(135, 128, 128) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #878080 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.9:1. #878080 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#878080 color variations
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#878080 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#878080 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#878080 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#878080 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#878080 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #878080 color
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Nearest named colors to #878080
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8A7F80
#838181
#848482
#8B7D82
#837E7C
#878681
#848484
#83857F
#86837A
#808080
#8B8680
#808284
#878080 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#878080
- RGB135, 128, 128
- CMYK0, 3, 3, 47
- CSSrgb(135, 128, 128)
- HSL0°, 3%, 52%
- HSL Precise0°, 2.834%, 51.569%
- HSV0°, 5%, 53%
- HSB0°, 5%, 53%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.502, 0.502)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.502, 0.502, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.502, 0.502)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID878080
- DECIMAL ID8880256
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
