Information about #848787 color

#848787 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #848787 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 135, 135) — 51.8% red, 52.9% green, 52.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#848787 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aluminium (#848789). Slightly further away sit Silver Steel (#878786) and Jumbo (#878785).

In RGB terms — rgb(132, 135, 135) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #848787 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#848787 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#848787 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #848787

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Oslo Grey color link
Oslo Grey

#818988

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Cold Grey color link
Cold Grey

#808A87

Grey Granite color link
Grey Granite

#808782

Titanium color link
Titanium

#878681

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#848787
  • RGB132, 135, 135
  • CMYK1, 0, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(132, 135, 135)
  • HSL180°, 1%, 52%
  • HSL Precise180°, 1.235%, 52.353%
  • HSV180°, 2%, 53%
  • HSB180°, 2%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.529, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.529, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.529, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID848787
  • DECIMAL ID8685447
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01