What color is #888289?

#888289 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 #888289?

The RGB value is 136, 130, 137: 136 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888289?

The complementary color is #838982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888289 color

#888289 rgb(136, 130, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888289 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51% green and 53.7% blue (136, 130, 137).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#888289 color codes

HEX	`#888289`
RGB	`rgb(136, 130, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 5%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, 3.62, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 4.68, 320.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.651, 23.006, 26.909)`
Decimal	`8946313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888289, 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 #888289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #888289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888289; }
.text { color: #888289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 130 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888289, #898287); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #888289?: #888289 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 #888289?: The RGB value is 136, 130, 137: 136 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888289?: The complementary color is #838982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.