Information about #878586 color

#878586 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#878586 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 133, 134) — 52.9% red, 52.2% green, 52.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#878586 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Silver Steel (#878786). Slightly further away sit Jumbo (#878785) and Ricochet (#848484).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 133, 134) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #878586: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#878586 color variations

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

#878586 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 #878586

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

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Titanium color link
Titanium

#878681

Middle Grey color link
Middle Grey

#8B8680

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#878586
  • RGB135, 133, 134
  • CMYK0, 1, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 133, 134)
  • HSL330°, 1%, 53%
  • HSL Precise330°, 0.826%, 52.549%
  • HSV330°, 1%, 53%
  • HSB330°, 1%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.522, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.522, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.522, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID878586
  • DECIMAL ID8881542
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01