What color is #888899?

#888899 is a gray known as Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dusty Chimney?

The RGB value is 136, 136, 153: 136 red, 136 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dusty Chimney?

The complementary color is #999988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dusty Chimney color: hex code #888899

#888899 rgb(136, 136, 153)

Shades of gray

Dusty Chimney has the hex code #888899. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 53.3% green and 60% blue (136, 136, 153).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

Dusty Chimney (#888899) color codes

HEX	`#888899`
RGB	`rgb(136, 136, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 53.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, 3.52, -9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 9.69, 291.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.706, 25.142, 33.682)`
Decimal	`8947865`
Short hex	`#889`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dusty Chimney, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #888899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #888899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888899; }
.text { color: #888899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 136 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888899, #918899); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #888899 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #888899?: #888899 is a gray known as Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dusty Chimney?: The RGB value is 136, 136, 153: 136 red, 136 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dusty Chimney?: The complementary color is #999988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.