What color is #88AAAA?

#88AAAA is a grayish cyan known as Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Harbour Mist?

The RGB value is 136, 170, 170: 136 red, 170 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Harbour Mist?

The complementary color is #AA8888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Harbour Mist color: hex code #88AAAA

#88AAAA rgb(136, 170, 170)

Shades of gray

Harbour Mist has the hex code #88AAAA. It is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 66.7% green and 66.7% blue (136, 170, 170).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

Harbour Mist (#88AAAA) color codes

HEX	`#88AAAA`
RGB	`rgb(136, 170, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 66.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.19, -11.54, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.19, 12.16, 198.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.782, 36.885, 43.467)`
Decimal	`8956586`
Short hex	`#8AA`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Harbour Mist, 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 #88AAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	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 #88AAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88aaaa; }
.text { color: #88aaaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88aaaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 170 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88aaaa, #8899aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

See #88AAAA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88AAAA?: #88AAAA is a grayish cyan known as Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Harbour Mist?: The RGB value is 136, 170, 170: 136 red, 170 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Harbour Mist?: The complementary color is #AA8888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.