Information about #878A98 color

#878A98 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#878A98 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 138, 152) — 52.9% red, 54.1% green, 59.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 5 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #878A98 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Neutral Bay (#858D99). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Roman Silver (#838996) and Pewter Metallic (#838897).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 138, 152) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #878A98: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #878A98 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#878A98 color variations

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

#878A98 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 #878A98

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

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#878A98
  • RGB135, 138, 152
  • CMYK7, 5, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(135, 138, 152)
  • HSL229°, 8%, 56%
  • HSL Precise229.412°, 7.623%, 56.275%
  • HSV229°, 11%, 60%
  • HSB229°, 11%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.541, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.541, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.541, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID878A98
  • DECIMAL ID8882840
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01