Information about #878A93 color

#878A93 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#878A93 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 138, 147) — 52.9% red, 54.1% green, 57.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 4 / 0 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #878A93 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Roman Silver (#838996). Slightly further away sit Pewter Metallic (#838897) and Neutral Bay (#858D99).

The recipe behind #878A93 is rgb(135, 138, 147), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #878A93: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#878A93 color variations

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

#878A93 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 #878A93

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

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Fashion Gray color link
Fashion Gray

#8E8D8C

Gannet Grey color link
Gannet Grey

#8E918F

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#878A93
  • RGB135, 138, 147
  • CMYK5, 4, 0, 42
  • CSSrgb(135, 138, 147)
  • HSL225°, 5%, 55%
  • HSL Precise225°, 5.263%, 55.294%
  • HSV225°, 8%, 58%
  • HSB225°, 8%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.541, 0.576)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.541, 0.576, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.541, 0.576)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID878A93
  • DECIMAL ID8882835
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01