What color is #888A73?

#888A73 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888A73?

The RGB value is 136, 138, 115: 136 red, 138 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888A73?

The complementary color is #75738A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888A73?

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.

#888A73 color

#888A73 rgb(136, 138, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #888A73 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.1% green and 45.1% blue (136, 138, 115).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#888A73 color codes

HEX	`#888A73`
RGB	`rgb(136, 138, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, -4.95, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 13.07, 112.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.336, 24.649, 19.797)`
Decimal	`8948339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888A73, 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 #888A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888A73 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 #888A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888a73; }
.text { color: #888a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 138 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888a73, #7d8a73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #888A73?: #888A73 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888A73?: The RGB value is 136, 138, 115: 136 red, 138 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888A73?: The complementary color is #75738A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888A73?: 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.