What color is #888C68?

#888C68 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 #888C68?

The RGB value is 136, 140, 104: 136 red, 140 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888C68?

The complementary color is #6C688C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888C68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888C68 color

#888C68 rgb(136, 140, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #888C68 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.9% green and 40.8% blue (136, 140, 104).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#888C68 color codes

HEX	`#888C68`
RGB	`rgb(136, 140, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.07, -7.8, 18.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.07, 20.35, 112.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.03, 24.99, 16.757)`
Decimal	`8948840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888C68, 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 #888C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #888C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888c68; }
.text { color: #888c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 140 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888c68, #768c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #888C68?: #888C68 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 #888C68?: The RGB value is 136, 140, 104: 136 red, 140 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888C68?: The complementary color is #6C688C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888C68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.