What color is #888D7A?

#888D7A is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888D7A?

The RGB value is 136, 141, 122: 136 red, 141 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888D7A?

The complementary color is #7F7A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888D7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888D7A color

#888D7A rgb(136, 141, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888D7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 55.3% green and 47.8% blue (136, 141, 122).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#888D7A color codes

HEX	`#888D7A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 141, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 55.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.74, -5.41, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.74, 10.95, 119.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.191, 25.689, 22.145)`
Decimal	`8949114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888D7A, 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 #888D7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888D7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #888D7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888d7a; }
.text { color: #888d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888d7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 141 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888d7a, #7f8d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #888D7A?: #888D7A is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888D7A?: The RGB value is 136, 141, 122: 136 red, 141 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888D7A?: The complementary color is #7F7A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888D7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.