Information about #87979A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #87979A reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. 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 Quicksilver (#889A97). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Instinct (#8C979D) and Crescent (#839596).
The recipe behind #87979A is rgb(135, 151, 154), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #87979A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. No one has named #87979A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#87979A color variations
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#87979A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#87979A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#87979A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#87979A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#87979A 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 #87979A color
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Nearest named colors to #87979A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#889A97
#8C979D
#839596
#899694
#8B9695
#899296
#8A9794
#8C9C9C
#889E9D
#888F98
#809D96
#858D99
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#87979A
- RGB135, 151, 154
- CMYK7, 1, 0, 40
- CSSrgb(135, 151, 154)
- HSL189°, 9%, 57%
- HSL Precise189.474°, 8.597%, 56.667%
- HSV189°, 12%, 60%
- HSB189°, 12%, 60%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.592, 0.604)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.592, 0.604, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.592, 0.604)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID87979A
- DECIMAL ID8886170
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
