What color is #888C96?

#888C96 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888C96?

The RGB value is 136, 140, 150: 136 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888C96?

The complementary color is #969288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888C96 color

#888C96 rgb(136, 140, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888C96 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.9% green and 58.8% blue (136, 140, 150).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#888C96 color codes

HEX	`#888C96`
RGB	`rgb(136, 140, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.22, 0.6, -5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.22, 5.84, 275.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.035, 26.192, 32.585)`
Decimal	`8948886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888C96, 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 #888C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #888C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888c96; }
.text { color: #888c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 140 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888c96, #8b8896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #888C96?: #888C96 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888C96?: The RGB value is 136, 140, 150: 136 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888C96?: The complementary color is #969288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.