What color is #888C8B?

#888C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888C8B?

The RGB value is 136, 140, 139: 136 red, 140 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888C8B?

The complementary color is #8C8889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888C8B color

#888C8B rgb(136, 140, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888C8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.9% green and 54.5% blue (136, 140, 139).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 2% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#888C8B color codes

HEX	`#888C8B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 140, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 2%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 3%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.9, -1.66, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.9, 1.66, 179.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.191, 25.854, 28.137)`
Decimal	`8948875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888C8B, 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 #888C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #888C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888c8b; }
.text { color: #888c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 140 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888c8b, #888b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #888C8B?: #888C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888C8B?: The RGB value is 136, 140, 139: 136 red, 140 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888C8B?: The complementary color is #8C8889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.