Information about #887F8B color

#887F8B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#887F8B falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(136, 127, 139) — 53.3% red, 49.8% green, 54.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 5 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#887F8B presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Taupe Gray (#8B8589). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rugged Lavender (#80818B) and Aluminium (#848789).

The recipe behind #887F8B is rgb(136, 127, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #887F8B: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #887F8B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#887F8B color variations

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

#887F8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#887F8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#514B53

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#363237

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#1B191B

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Black

#000000

#887F8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#847E86

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Grey

#808080

#887F8B 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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#827E8A

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#7E7F8A

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#887F8B 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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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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#7E8B82
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#888B7E
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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
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#827E8B
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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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#8B887E
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#7E8B88
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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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#8B7E82
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#828B7E
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#7E8B88
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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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#8B827E
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#828B7E
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#7E888B
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Nearest named colors to #887F8B

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

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Rugged Lavender color link
Rugged Lavender

#80818B

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Battleship Grey color link
Battleship Grey

#848482

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Rocket Metallic color link
Rocket Metallic

#8A7F80

#887F8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#887F8B
  • RGB136, 127, 139
  • CMYK1, 5, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(136, 127, 139)
  • HSL285°, 5%, 52%
  • HSL Precise285°, 4.918%, 52.157%
  • HSV285°, 9%, 55%
  • HSB285°, 9%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.498, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.498, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.498, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID887F8B
  • DECIMAL ID8945547
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers36 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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