What color is #88899E?

#88899E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88899E?

The RGB value is 136, 137, 158: 136 red, 137 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88899E?

The complementary color is #9E9D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88899E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88899E color

#88899E rgb(136, 137, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88899E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 53.7% green and 62% blue (136, 137, 158).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#88899E color codes

HEX	`#88899E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 137, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 53.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.65, 4.05, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.65, 11.96, 289.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.269, 25.594, 35.95)`
Decimal	`8948126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88899E, 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 #88899E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88899E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #88899E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88899e; }
.text { color: #88899e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88899e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 137 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88899e, #92889e); }

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Questions

What color is #88899E?: #88899E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88899E?: The RGB value is 136, 137, 158: 136 red, 137 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88899E?: The complementary color is #9E9D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88899E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.