What color is #888E95?

#888E95 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888E95?

The RGB value is 136, 142, 149: 136 red, 142 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888E95?

The complementary color is #958F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888E95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888E95 color

#888E95 rgb(136, 142, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888E95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 55.7% green and 58.4% blue (136, 142, 149).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#888E95 color codes

HEX	`#888E95`
RGB	`rgb(136, 142, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 55.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.74, -0.74, -4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.74, 4.53, 260.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.25, 26.75, 32.261)`
Decimal	`8949397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888E95, 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 #888E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #888E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888e95; }
.text { color: #888e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 142 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888e95, #898895); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #888E95?: #888E95 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888E95?: The RGB value is 136, 142, 149: 136 red, 142 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888E95?: The complementary color is #958F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888E95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.