What color is #88767B?

#88767B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88767B?

The RGB value is 136, 118, 123: 136 red, 118 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88767B?

The complementary color is #768883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88767B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88767B color

#88767B rgb(136, 118, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88767B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 46.3% green and 48.2% blue (136, 118, 123).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#88767B color codes

HEX	`#88767B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 118, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 46.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.41, 7.87, -0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.41, 7.87, 358.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.207, 19.622, 21.458)`
Decimal	`8943227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88767B, 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 #88767B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88767B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #88767B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88767b; }
.text { color: #88767b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88767b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 118 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88767b, #887a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #88767B?: #88767B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88767B?: The RGB value is 136, 118, 123: 136 red, 118 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88767B?: The complementary color is #768883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88767B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.