What color is #888795?

#888795 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888795?

The RGB value is 136, 135, 149: 136 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888795?

The complementary color is #949587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888795 color

#888795 rgb(136, 135, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888795 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 52.9% green and 58.4% blue (136, 135, 149).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#888795 color codes

HEX	`#888795`
RGB	`rgb(136, 135, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 52.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.81, 3.23, -7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.81, 8.01, 293.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.241, 24.732, 31.925)`
Decimal	`8947605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888795, 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 #888795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #888795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888795; }
.text { color: #888795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 135 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888795, #8f8795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #888795?: #888795 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888795?: The RGB value is 136, 135, 149: 136 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888795?: The complementary color is #949587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.