What color is #88828A?

#88828A 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 #88828A?

The RGB value is 136, 130, 138: 136 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88828A?

The complementary color is #848A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88828A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88828A color

#88828A rgb(136, 130, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88828A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51% green and 54.1% blue (136, 130, 138).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#88828A color codes

HEX	`#88828A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 130, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 6%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.11, 3.82, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.11, 5.18, 317.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.723, 23.035, 27.289)`
Decimal	`8946314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88828A, 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 #88828A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88828A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #88828A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88828a; }
.text { color: #88828a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88828a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 130 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88828a, #8a8288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #88828A?: #88828A 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 #88828A?: The RGB value is 136, 130, 138: 136 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88828A?: The complementary color is #848A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88828A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.