What color is #888487?

#888487 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888487?

The RGB value is 136, 132, 135: 136 red, 132 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888487?

The complementary color is #848885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888487 color

#888487 rgb(136, 132, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888487 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.8% green and 52.9% blue (136, 132, 135).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#888487 color codes

HEX	`#888487`
RGB	`rgb(136, 132, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 3%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.57, 2.08, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.57, 2.34, 332.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.777, 23.486, 26.25)`
Decimal	`8946823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888487, 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 #888487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #888487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888487; }
.text { color: #888487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 132 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888487, #888485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #888487?: #888487 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888487?: The RGB value is 136, 132, 135: 136 red, 132 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888487?: The complementary color is #848885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.