What color is #888383?

#888383 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888383?

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

What is the complementary color of #888383?

The complementary color is #838888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888383?

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.

#888383 color

#888383 rgb(136, 131, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888383 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#888383 color codes

HEX	`#888383`
RGB	`rgb(136, 131, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.18, 1.87, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.18, 1.99, 19.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.366, 23.106, 24.75)`
Decimal	`8946563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888383, 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 #888383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888383 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 #888383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888383; }
.text { color: #888383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 131 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888383, #888583); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #888383?: #888383 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888383?: The RGB value is 136, 131, 131: 136 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888383?: The complementary color is #838888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888383?: 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.