What color is #888382?

#888382 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888382?

The RGB value is 136, 131, 130: 136 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888382?

The complementary color is #828788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888382 color

#888382 rgb(136, 131, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888382 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.4% green and 51% blue (136, 131, 130).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 2% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#888382 color codes

HEX	`#888382`
RGB	`rgb(136, 131, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 4%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, 1.68, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 2.07, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.298, 23.079, 24.395)`
Decimal	`8946562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888382, 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 #888382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #888382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888382; }
.text { color: #888382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 131 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888382, #888682); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #888382?: #888382 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888382?: The RGB value is 136, 131, 130: 136 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888382?: The complementary color is #828788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.