What color is #888E7D?

#888E7D 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 #888E7D?

The RGB value is 136, 142, 125: 136 red, 142 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888E7D?

The complementary color is #837D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888E7D?

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.

#888E7D color

#888E7D rgb(136, 142, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888E7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 55.7% green and 49% blue (136, 142, 125).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#888E7D color codes

HEX	`#888E7D`
RGB	`rgb(136, 142, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 55.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, -5.43, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 9.93, 123.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.527, 26.061, 23.189)`
Decimal	`8949373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888E7D, 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 #888E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888E7D 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 #888E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888e7d; }
.text { color: #888e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 142 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888e7d, #808e7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #888E7D?: #888E7D 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 #888E7D?: The RGB value is 136, 142, 125: 136 red, 142 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888E7D?: The complementary color is #837D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888E7D?: 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.