What color is #888D87?

#888D87 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888D87?

The RGB value is 136, 141, 135: 136 red, 141 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888D87?

The complementary color is #8C878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888D87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888D87 color

#888D87 rgb(136, 141, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888D87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 55.3% green and 52.9% blue (136, 141, 135).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#888D87 color codes

HEX	`#888D87`
RGB	`rgb(136, 141, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 55.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 4%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.07, -3.01, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.07, 3.95, 139.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.051, 26.033, 26.675)`
Decimal	`8949127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888D87, 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 #888D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #888D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888d87; }
.text { color: #888d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 141 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888d87, #878d89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #888D87?: #888D87 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888D87?: The RGB value is 136, 141, 135: 136 red, 141 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888D87?: The complementary color is #8C878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888D87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.