What color is #88847A?

#88847A is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88847A?

The RGB value is 136, 132, 122: 136 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88847A?

The complementary color is #7A7E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88847A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88847A color

#88847A rgb(136, 132, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88847A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.8% green and 47.8% blue (136, 132, 122).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#88847A color codes

HEX	`#88847A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 132, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.22, -0.37, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.22, 5.94, 93.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.917, 23.142, 21.721)`
Decimal	`8946810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88847A, 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 #88847A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88847A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #88847A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88847a; }
.text { color: #88847a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88847a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 132 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88847a, #85887a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #88847A?: #88847A is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88847A?: The RGB value is 136, 132, 122: 136 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88847A?: The complementary color is #7A7E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88847A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.