What color is #88888F?

#88888F is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88888F?

The RGB value is 136, 136, 143: 136 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88888F?

The complementary color is #8F8F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88888F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88888F color

#88888F rgb(136, 136, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88888F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 53.3% green and 56.1% blue (136, 136, 143).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#88888F color codes

HEX	`#88888F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 136, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 53.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, 1.41, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 3.99, 290.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.915, 24.826, 29.513)`
Decimal	`8947855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88888F, 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 #88888F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88888F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #88888F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88888f; }
.text { color: #88888f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88888f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 136 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88888f, #8c888f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #88888F?: #88888F is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88888F?: The RGB value is 136, 136, 143: 136 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88888F?: The complementary color is #8F8F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88888F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.