What color is #88897F?

#88897F is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88897F?

The RGB value is 136, 137, 127: 136 red, 137 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88897F?

The complementary color is #807F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88897F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88897F color

#88897F rgb(136, 137, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88897F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 53.7% green and 49.8% blue (136, 137, 127).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#88897F color codes

HEX	`#88897F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 137, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 53.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.74, -2.28, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.74, 5.71, 113.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.929, 24.658, 23.626)`
Decimal	`8948095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88897F, 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 #88897F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88897F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #88897F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88897f; }
.text { color: #88897f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88897f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 137 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88897f, #83897f); }

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Questions

What color is #88897F?: #88897F is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88897F?: The RGB value is 136, 137, 127: 136 red, 137 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88897F?: The complementary color is #807F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88897F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.