What color is #88868E?

#88868E 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 #88868E?

The RGB value is 136, 134, 142: 136 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88868E?

The complementary color is #8C8E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88868E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88868E color

#88868E rgb(136, 134, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88868E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 52.5% green and 55.7% blue (136, 134, 142).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#88868E color codes

HEX	`#88868E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 134, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 52.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.32, 2.34, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.32, 4.65, 300.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.56, 24.237, 29.023)`
Decimal	`8947342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88868E, 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 #88868E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88868E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #88868E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88868e; }
.text { color: #88868e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88868e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 134 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88868e, #8c868e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #88868E?: #88868E 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 #88868E?: The RGB value is 136, 134, 142: 136 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88868E?: The complementary color is #8C8E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88868E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.