What color is #888B6E?

#888B6E 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 #888B6E?

The RGB value is 136, 139, 110: 136 red, 139 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888B6E?

The complementary color is #716E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888B6E?

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.

#888B6E color

#888B6E rgb(136, 139, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #888B6E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.5% green and 43.1% blue (136, 139, 110).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#888B6E color codes

HEX	`#888B6E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 139, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.9, -6.32, 15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.9, 16.45, 112.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.2, 24.825, 18.371)`
Decimal	`8948590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888B6E, 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 #888B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888B6E 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 #888B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888b6e; }
.text { color: #888b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 139 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888b6e, #7a8b6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #888B6E?: #888B6E 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 #888B6E?: The RGB value is 136, 139, 110: 136 red, 139 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888B6E?: The complementary color is #716E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888B6E?: 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.