What color is #88797E?

#88797E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88797E?

The RGB value is 136, 121, 126: 136 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88797E?

The complementary color is #798883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88797E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88797E color

#88797E rgb(136, 121, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88797E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.5% green and 49.4% blue (136, 121, 126).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#88797E color codes

HEX	`#88797E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 121, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.3, 6.68, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.3, 6.71, 354.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.756, 20.416, 22.582)`
Decimal	`8943998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88797E, 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 #88797E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88797E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #88797E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88797e; }
.text { color: #88797e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88797e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 121 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88797e, #887b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #88797E?: #88797E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88797E?: The RGB value is 136, 121, 126: 136 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88797E?: The complementary color is #798883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88797E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.