What color is #888E7F?

#888E7F 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 #888E7F?

The RGB value is 136, 142, 127: 136 red, 142 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888E7F?

The complementary color is #857F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888E7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888E7F color

#888E7F rgb(136, 142, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888E7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 55.7% green and 49.8% blue (136, 142, 127).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#888E7F color codes

HEX	`#888E7F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 142, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 55.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, -5.07, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 8.84, 125)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.657, 26.113, 23.868)`
Decimal	`8949375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888E7F, 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 #888E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #888E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888e7f; }
.text { color: #888e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 142 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888e7f, #818e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #888E7F?: #888E7F 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 #888E7F?: The RGB value is 136, 142, 127: 136 red, 142 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888E7F?: The complementary color is #857F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888E7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.