Information about #878C81 color

#878C81 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#878C81 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 140, 129) — 52.9% red, 54.9% green, 50.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 4 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #878C81 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone 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 Eighth Gravel (#888A84). Slightly further away sit Sterling (#8B8B7E) and Eighth Masala (#8A8984).

The recipe behind #878C81 is rgb(135, 140, 129), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #878C81: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#878C81 color variations

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#878C81 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 #878C81

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

Sterling color link
Sterling

#8B8B7E

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Titanium color link
Titanium

#878681

Dolphin Gray color link
Dolphin Gray

#828E84

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Middle Grey color link
Middle Grey

#8B8680

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Double Delta color link
Double Delta

#83857F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#878C81
  • RGB135, 140, 129
  • CMYK2, 0, 4, 45
  • CSSrgb(135, 140, 129)
  • HSL87°, 5%, 53%
  • HSL Precise87.273°, 4.564%, 52.745%
  • HSV87°, 8%, 55%
  • HSB87°, 8%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.549, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.549, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.549, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID878C81
  • DECIMAL ID8883329
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01