What color is #888684?

#888684 is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888684?

The RGB value is 136, 134, 132: 136 red, 134 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888684?

The complementary color is #848688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888684 color

#888684 rgb(136, 134, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888684 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 52.5% green and 51.8% blue (136, 134, 132).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lingering Storm (#858381), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#888684 color codes

HEX	`#888684`
RGB	`rgb(136, 134, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 52.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 3%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, 0.36, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 1.38, 75.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.843, 23.95, 25.245)`
Decimal	`8947332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888684, 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 #888684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #888684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888684; }
.text { color: #888684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 134 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888684, #888884); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #888684?: #888684 is a gray, closest to the named color Lingering Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888684?: The RGB value is 136, 134, 132: 136 red, 134 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888684?: The complementary color is #848688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.