Information about #878479 color

#878479 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #878479 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 132, 121) — 52.9% red, 51.8% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 5 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #878479 carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 a hair away from Friar Grey (#86837A). Slightly further away sit Taupe Grey (#898478) and Castle Rock (#858477).

The recipe behind #878479 is rgb(135, 132, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #878479 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#878479 color variations

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

#878479 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#B7B5AD

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#CFCDC8

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White

#FFFFFF

#878479 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6C695F

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#514F47

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Black

#000000

#878479 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#858279

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#84827A

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#82817C

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Grey

#808080

#878479 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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#877D77

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#877778

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#878479 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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#787B87
#787B87

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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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#7C7887
#7C7887

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#788387
#788387

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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
#838778
#838778

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#877C78
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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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#788784
#788784

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#847887
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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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#7B8778
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#787B87
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#847887
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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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#78877C
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#787B87
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#877883
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Nearest named colors to #878479

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

Friar Grey color link
Friar Grey

#86837A

Taupe Grey color link
Taupe Grey

#898478

Castle Rock color link
Castle Rock

#858477

Half Sandstone color link
Half Sandstone

#8B8176

Schooner color link
Schooner

#8D8478

Concord color link
Concord

#827F79

Double Delta color link
Double Delta

#83857F

Hurricane color link
Hurricane

#8B7E77

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Granite color link
Granite

#837E7C

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Quarter Talisman color link
Quarter Talisman

#8E877B

#878479 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#878479
  • RGB135, 132, 121
  • CMYK0, 1, 5, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 132, 121)
  • HSL47°, 6%, 50%
  • HSL Precise47.143°, 5.512%, 50.196%
  • HSV47°, 10%, 53%
  • HSB47°, 10%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.518, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.518, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.518, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID878479
  • DECIMAL ID8881273
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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