What color is #888E6A?

#888E6A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888E6A?

The RGB value is 136, 142, 106: 136 red, 142 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888E6A?

The complementary color is #706A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888E6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888E6A color

#888E6A rgb(136, 142, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #888E6A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 55.7% green and 41.6% blue (136, 142, 106).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#888E6A color codes

HEX	`#888E6A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 142, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 55.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.68, -8.6, 18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.68, 20.4, 114.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.428, 25.621, 17.397)`
Decimal	`8949354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888E6A, 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 #888E6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888E6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #888E6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888e6a; }
.text { color: #888e6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888e6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 142 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888e6a, #768e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #888E6A?: #888E6A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888E6A?: The RGB value is 136, 142, 106: 136 red, 142 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888E6A?: The complementary color is #706A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888E6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.