What color is #888B85?

#888B85 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888B85?

The RGB value is 136, 139, 133: 136 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888B85?

The complementary color is #88858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888B85 color

#888B85 rgb(136, 139, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888B85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.5% green and 52.2% blue (136, 139, 133).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#888B85 color codes

HEX	`#888B85`
RGB	`rgb(136, 139, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 4%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.46, -2.27, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.46, 3.62, 128.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.619, 25.393, 25.843)`
Decimal	`8948613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888B85, 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 #888B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #888B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888b85; }
.text { color: #888b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 139 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888b85, #858b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #888B85?: #888B85 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888B85?: The RGB value is 136, 139, 133: 136 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888B85?: The complementary color is #88858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.