What color is #888D80?

#888D80 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888D80?

The RGB value is 136, 141, 128: 136 red, 141 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888D80?

The complementary color is #85808D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888D80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888D80 color

#888D80 rgb(136, 141, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888D80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 55.3% green and 50.2% blue (136, 141, 128).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#888D80 color codes

HEX	`#888D80`
RGB	`rgb(136, 141, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 55.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, -4.33, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 7.65, 124.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.574, 25.842, 24.164)`
Decimal	`8949120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888D80, 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 #888D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #888D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888d80; }
.text { color: #888d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 141 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888d80, #828d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #888D80?: #888D80 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888D80?: The RGB value is 136, 141, 128: 136 red, 141 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888D80?: The complementary color is #85808D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888D80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.