What color is #88838C?

#88838C 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 #88838C?

The RGB value is 136, 131, 140: 136 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88838C?

The complementary color is #878C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88838C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88838C color

#88838C rgb(136, 131, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88838C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.4% green and 54.9% blue (136, 131, 140).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#88838C color codes

HEX	`#88838C`
RGB	`rgb(136, 131, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.44, 3.65, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.44, 5.54, 311.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.002, 23.36, 28.103)`
Decimal	`8946572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88838C, 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 #88838C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88838C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #88838C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88838c; }
.text { color: #88838c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88838c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 131 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88838c, #8c838c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #88838C?: #88838C 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 #88838C?: The RGB value is 136, 131, 140: 136 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88838C?: The complementary color is #878C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88838C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.