What color is #888389?

#888389 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888389?

The RGB value is 136, 131, 137: 136 red, 131 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888389?

The complementary color is #848983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888389 color

#888389 rgb(136, 131, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888389 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.4% green and 53.7% blue (136, 131, 137).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#888389 color codes

HEX	`#888389`
RGB	`rgb(136, 131, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 4%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.35, 3.05, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.35, 3.98, 319.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.784, 23.273, 26.954)`
Decimal	`8946569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888389, 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 #888389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #888389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888389; }
.text { color: #888389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 131 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888389, #898387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #888389?: #888389 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888389?: The RGB value is 136, 131, 137: 136 red, 131 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888389?: The complementary color is #848983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.