What color is #888179?

#888179 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888179?

The RGB value is 136, 129, 121: 136 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888179?

The complementary color is #798088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888179 color

#888179 rgb(136, 129, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888179 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 50.6% green and 47.5% blue (136, 129, 121).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#888179 color codes

HEX	`#888179`
RGB	`rgb(136, 129, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 50.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, 1.16, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 5.4, 77.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.454, 22.315, 21.263)`
Decimal	`8946041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888179, 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 #888179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #888179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888179; }
.text { color: #888179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 129 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888179, #888879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #888179?: #888179 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888179?: The RGB value is 136, 129, 121: 136 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888179?: The complementary color is #798088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.