What color is #888C93?

#888C93 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 #888C93?

The RGB value is 136, 140, 147: 136 red, 140 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888C93?

The complementary color is #938F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888C93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888C93 color

#888C93 rgb(136, 140, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888C93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.9% green and 57.6% blue (136, 140, 147).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#888C93 color codes

HEX	`#888C93`
RGB	`rgb(136, 140, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, -0.03, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 4.23, 269.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.797, 26.097, 31.329)`
Decimal	`8948883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888C93, 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 #888C93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888C93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #888C93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888c93; }
.text { color: #888c93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888c93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 140 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888c93, #8a8893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #888C93?: #888C93 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 #888C93?: The RGB value is 136, 140, 147: 136 red, 140 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888C93?: The complementary color is #938F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888C93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.