What color is #88818D?

#88818D is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88818D?

The RGB value is 136, 129, 141: 136 red, 129 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88818D?

The complementary color is #868D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88818D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88818D color

#88818D rgb(136, 129, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88818D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 50.6% green and 55.3% blue (136, 129, 141).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#88818D color codes

HEX	`#88818D`
RGB	`rgb(136, 129, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 50.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.93, 5.01, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.93, 7.44, 312.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.811, 22.858, 28.404)`
Decimal	`8946061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88818D, 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 #88818D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88818D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #88818D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88818d; }
.text { color: #88818d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88818d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 129 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88818d, #8d818c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #88818D?: #88818D is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88818D?: The RGB value is 136, 129, 141: 136 red, 129 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88818D?: The complementary color is #868D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88818D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.