What color is #88828D?

#88828D 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 #88828D?

The RGB value is 136, 130, 141: 136 red, 130 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88828D?

The complementary color is #878D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88828D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88828D color

#88828D rgb(136, 130, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88828D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51% green and 55.3% blue (136, 130, 141).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#88828D color codes

HEX	`#88828D`
RGB	`rgb(136, 130, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.2, 4.43, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.2, 6.76, 310.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.943, 23.123, 28.449)`
Decimal	`8946317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88828D, 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 #88828D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88828D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #88828D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88828d; }
.text { color: #88828d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88828d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 130 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88828d, #8d828d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #88828D?: #88828D 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 #88828D?: The RGB value is 136, 130, 141: 136 red, 130 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88828D?: The complementary color is #878D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88828D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.