What color is #888986?

#888986 is a gray, closest to the named color Jumbo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888986?

The RGB value is 136, 137, 134: 136 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888986?

The complementary color is #878689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888986?

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.

#888986 color

#888986 rgb(136, 137, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888986 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 53.7% green and 52.5% blue (136, 137, 134).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 1% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Jumbo (#878785), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#888986 color codes

HEX	`#888986`
RGB	`rgb(136, 137, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 53.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 1%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 2%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, -0.96, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 1.76, 122.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.401, 24.847, 26.113)`
Decimal	`8948102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888986, 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 #888986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888986 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 #888986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888986; }
.text { color: #888986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 137 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888986, #878986); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #888986?: #888986 is a gray, closest to the named color Jumbo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888986?: The RGB value is 136, 137, 134: 136 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888986?: The complementary color is #878689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888986?: 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.