Information about #87898D color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued grey, #87898D sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Aluminium (#848789). Nearby in the Register you will also find Philippine Gray (#8C8C8C) and Half Gauntlet (#8B8A88).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(135, 137, 141)), which gives #87898D its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. No one has named #87898D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#87898D color variations
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#87898D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#87898D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#87898D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#87898D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#87898D 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 #87898D color
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Nearest named colors to #87898D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#848789
#8C8C8C
#8B8A88
#8B8589
#878786
#8B8F8E
#8A8F8A
#848E88
#818988
#8E8D8C
#878785
#808992
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#87898D
- RGB135, 137, 141
- CMYK2, 2, 0, 45
- CSSrgb(135, 137, 141)
- HSL220°, 3%, 54%
- HSL Precise220°, 2.564%, 54.118%
- HSV220°, 4%, 55%
- HSB220°, 4%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.537, 0.553)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.537, 0.553, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.537, 0.553)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID87898D
- DECIMAL ID8882573
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
