What color is #888B8F?

#888B8F is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888B8F?

The RGB value is 136, 139, 143: 136 red, 139 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888B8F?

The complementary color is #8F8C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888B8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888B8F color

#888B8F rgb(136, 139, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888B8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.5% green and 56.1% blue (136, 139, 143).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#888B8F color codes

HEX	`#888B8F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 139, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.73, -0.29, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.73, 2.53, 263.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.343, 25.683, 29.656)`
Decimal	`8948623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888B8F, 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 #888B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #888B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888b8f; }
.text { color: #888b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 139 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888b8f, #89888f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #888B8F?: #888B8F is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888B8F?: The RGB value is 136, 139, 143: 136 red, 139 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888B8F?: The complementary color is #8F8C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888B8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.