What color is #888481?

#888481 is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888481?

The RGB value is 136, 132, 129: 136 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888481?

The complementary color is #818588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888481 color

#888481 rgb(136, 132, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888481 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.8% green and 50.6% blue (136, 132, 129).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lingering Storm (#858381), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#888481 color codes

HEX	`#888481`
RGB	`rgb(136, 132, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 5%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, 0.92, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 2.34, 66.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.367, 23.322, 24.088)`
Decimal	`8946817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888481, 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 #888481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #888481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888481; }
.text { color: #888481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 132 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888481, #888881); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #888481?: #888481 is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888481?: The RGB value is 136, 132, 129: 136 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888481?: The complementary color is #818588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.