What color is #8887A2?

#8887A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8887A2?

The RGB value is 136, 135, 162: 136 red, 135 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8887A2?

The complementary color is #A1A287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8887A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8887A2 color

#8887A2 rgb(136, 135, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8887A2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 52.9% green and 63.5% blue (136, 135, 162).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#8887A2 color codes

HEX	`#8887A2`
RGB	`rgb(136, 135, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 52.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.24, 6.1, -14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.24, 15.42, 293.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.337, 25.171, 37.699)`
Decimal	`8947618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8887A2, 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 #8887A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8887A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #8887A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8887a2; }
.text { color: #8887a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8887a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 135 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8887a2, #9587a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8887A2?: #8887A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8887A2?: The RGB value is 136, 135, 162: 136 red, 135 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8887A2?: The complementary color is #A1A287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8887A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.