What color is #888E82?

#888E82 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888E82?

The RGB value is 136, 142, 130: 136 red, 142 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888E82?

The complementary color is #88828E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888E82 color

#888E82 rgb(136, 142, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888E82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 55.7% green and 51% blue (136, 142, 130).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#888E82 color codes

HEX	`#888E82`
RGB	`rgb(136, 142, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 55.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.22, -4.52, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.22, 7.22, 128.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.855, 26.192, 24.914)`
Decimal	`8949378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888E82, 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 #888E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #888E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888e82; }
.text { color: #888e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 142 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888e82, #828e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #888E82?: #888E82 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888E82?: The RGB value is 136, 142, 130: 136 red, 142 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888E82?: The complementary color is #88828E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.