What color is #888374?

#888374 is a gray, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888374?

The RGB value is 136, 131, 116: 136 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888374?

The complementary color is #747988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888374 color

#888374 rgb(136, 131, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888374 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.4% green and 45.5% blue (136, 131, 116).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#888374 color codes

HEX	`#888374`
RGB	`rgb(136, 131, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, -0.85, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 8.83, 95.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.422, 22.728, 19.778)`
Decimal	`8946548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888374, 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 #888374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #888374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888374; }
.text { color: #888374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 131 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888374, #838874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #888374?: #888374 is a gray, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888374?: The RGB value is 136, 131, 116: 136 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888374?: The complementary color is #747988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.