What color is #888C9A?

#888C9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888C9A?

The RGB value is 136, 140, 154: 136 red, 140 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888C9A?

The complementary color is #9A9688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888C9A color

#888C9A rgb(136, 140, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888C9A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.9% green and 60.4% blue (136, 140, 154).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% 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 6.26:1).

#888C9A color codes

HEX	`#888C9A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 140, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.34, 1.46, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.34, 8.05, 280.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.363, 26.323, 34.31)`
Decimal	`8948890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888C9A, 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 #888C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #888C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888c9a; }
.text { color: #888c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 140 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888c9a, #8d889a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #888C9A?: #888C9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888C9A?: The RGB value is 136, 140, 154: 136 red, 140 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888C9A?: The complementary color is #9A9688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.