What color is #888B68?

#888B68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888B68?

The RGB value is 136, 139, 104: 136 red, 139 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888B68?

The complementary color is #6B688B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888B68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888B68 color

#888B68 rgb(136, 139, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #888B68 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.5% green and 40.8% blue (136, 139, 104).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#888B68 color codes

HEX	`#888B68`
RGB	`rgb(136, 139, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.78, -7.25, 18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.78, 19.79, 111.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.885, 24.699, 16.709)`
Decimal	`8948584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888B68, 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 #888B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #888B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888b68; }
.text { color: #888b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 139 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888b68, #768b68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #888B68?: #888B68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888B68?: The RGB value is 136, 139, 104: 136 red, 139 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888B68?: The complementary color is #6B688B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888B68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.