What color is #888190?

#888190 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888190?

The RGB value is 136, 129, 144: 136 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888190?

The complementary color is #899081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888190 color

#888190 rgb(136, 129, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888190 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 50.6% green and 56.5% blue (136, 129, 144).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#888190 color codes

HEX	`#888190`
RGB	`rgb(136, 129, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 50.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.02, 5.63, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.02, 9.07, 308.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.037, 22.948, 29.596)`
Decimal	`8946064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888190, 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 #888190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #888190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888190; }
.text { color: #888190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 129 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888190, #908190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #888190?: #888190 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888190?: The RGB value is 136, 129, 144: 136 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888190?: The complementary color is #899081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.