What color is #88787E?

#88787E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88787E?

The RGB value is 136, 120, 126: 136 red, 120 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88787E?

The complementary color is #788882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88787E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88787E color

#88787E rgb(136, 120, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88787E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.1% green and 49.4% blue (136, 120, 126).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#88787E color codes

HEX	`#88787E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 120, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, 7.26, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 7.34, 352.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.635, 20.174, 22.542)`
Decimal	`8943742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88787E, 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 #88787E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88787E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #88787E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88787e; }
.text { color: #88787e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88787e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 120 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88787e, #887a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #88787E?: #88787E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88787E?: The RGB value is 136, 120, 126: 136 red, 120 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88787E?: The complementary color is #788882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88787E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.