Information about #87838A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#87838A falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 131, 138) — 52.9% red, 51.4% green, 54.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 3 / 0 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#87838A presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Taupe Gray (#8B8589). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aluminium (#848789) and Silver Steel (#878786).

The recipe behind #87838A is rgb(135, 131, 138), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87838A: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. #87838A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#87838A color variations

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

#87838A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87838A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#87838A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87838A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#87838A 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
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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
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#848B84
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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
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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
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#8B8884
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#848B88
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#8B8487
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#848A8B
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Nearest named colors to #87838A

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

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Rugged Lavender color link
Rugged Lavender

#80818B

Half Gauntlet color link
Half Gauntlet

#8B8A88

Battleship Grey color link
Battleship Grey

#848482

Oslo Grey color link
Oslo Grey

#818988

Eighth Masala color link
Eighth Masala

#8A8984

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

#87838A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87838A
  • RGB135, 131, 138
  • CMYK1, 3, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(135, 131, 138)
  • HSL274°, 3%, 53%
  • HSL Precise274.286°, 2.905%, 52.745%
  • HSV274°, 5%, 54%
  • HSB274°, 5%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.514, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.514, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.514, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID87838A
  • DECIMAL ID8881034
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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