What color is #888C8E?

#888C8E is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888C8E?

The RGB value is 136, 140, 142: 136 red, 140 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888C8E?

The complementary color is #8E8A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888C8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888C8E color

#888C8E rgb(136, 140, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888C8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.9% green and 55.7% blue (136, 140, 142).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#888C8E color codes

HEX	`#888C8E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 140, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 4%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.98, -1.06, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.98, 1.9, 236.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.413, 25.943, 29.307)`
Decimal	`8948878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888C8E, 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 #888C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #888C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888c8e; }
.text { color: #888c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 140 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888c8e, #88898e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #888C8E?: #888C8E is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888C8E?: The RGB value is 136, 140, 142: 136 red, 140 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888C8E?: The complementary color is #8E8A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888C8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.