Durable Brook up the Calming

#8b878a RGB(139,135,138)

About this color

Durable Brook up the Calming reads as medium and achromatic — a grey tone recorded at #8b878a, RGB(139, 135, 138).

#8b878aRGB(139, 135, 138)

HSL 315° · 2% saturation · 54% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this grey is flexible enough to serve as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
Durable Brook up the Calming
HEX
#8b878a
RGB
rgb(139,135,138)
RGB%
rgb(54.5%,52.9%,54.1%)
HSL
hsl(315,2%,54%)
HSV
hsv(315,3%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,3,1,45)
LAB
lab(57,2,-1)
LCH
lch(57,2,333)
sRGB
(0.545,0.529,0.541)
HEX8
#8b878aff
CSS Name
Decimal
139135138

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
2%
Hue
315°
Chroma
2
Temperature
WarmCool
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