Palettes / Colors / #87787E

#87787E — Silver Grey

#87787E is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

#87787E is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #788781; it also sits naturally between #877886 and #877978. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 47% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 7% · Key 47%

Previews

CSS code for #87787E

.text { color: #87787E; }
.background { background-color: #87787E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87787E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 120, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 6%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87787E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 120, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87787E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 120, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87787E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87787E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #788781:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87787E: #000000.

How #87787E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #87787E or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #87787D  ·  #87787F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #87787E?

#87787E is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 135, 120, 126). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87787E?

#87787E is RGB 135, 120, 126 — HSL 336°, 6%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 7%, 47%.

What colors go with #87787E?

Its complement is #788781; analogous partners are #877886 and #877978. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87787E for text?

Black text on #87787E has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.18:1.