What color is #888C89?

#888C89 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888C89?

The RGB value is 136, 140, 137: 136 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888C89?

The complementary color is #8C888B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888C89 color

#888C89 rgb(136, 140, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888C89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.9% green and 53.7% blue (136, 140, 137).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 2% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#888C89 color codes

HEX	`#888C89`
RGB	`rgb(136, 140, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 2%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 3%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.84, -2.06, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.84, 2.33, 152.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.046, 25.796, 27.374)`
Decimal	`8948873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888C89, 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 #888C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #888C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888c89; }
.text { color: #888c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 140 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888c89, #888c8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #888C89?: #888C89 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888C89?: The RGB value is 136, 140, 137: 136 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888C89?: The complementary color is #8C888B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.