What color is #88717C?

#88717C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88717C?

The RGB value is 136, 113, 124: 136 red, 113 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88717C?

The complementary color is #71887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88717C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88717C color

#88717C rgb(136, 113, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88717C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 44.3% green and 48.6% blue (136, 113, 124).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#88717C color codes

HEX	`#88717C`
RGB	`rgb(136, 113, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 44.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 9%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.1, 10.98, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.1, 11.3, 346.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.696, 18.5, 21.598)`
Decimal	`8941948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88717C, 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 #88717C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88717C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #88717C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88717c; }
.text { color: #88717c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88717c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 113 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88717c, #887271); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #88717C?: #88717C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88717C?: The RGB value is 136, 113, 124: 136 red, 113 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88717C?: The complementary color is #71887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88717C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.