What color is #888EA3?

#888EA3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888EA3?

The RGB value is 136, 142, 163: 136 red, 142 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888EA3?

The complementary color is #A39D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888EA3 color

#888EA3 rgb(136, 142, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888EA3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 55.7% green and 63.9% blue (136, 142, 163).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#888EA3 color codes

HEX	`#888EA3`
RGB	`rgb(136, 142, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 55.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.18, 2.32, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.18, 12.04, 281.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.436, 27.224, 38.505)`
Decimal	`8949411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888EA3, 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 #888EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #888EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888ea3; }
.text { color: #888ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 142 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888ea3, #8f88a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #888EA3?: #888EA3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888EA3?: The RGB value is 136, 142, 163: 136 red, 142 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888EA3?: The complementary color is #A39D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.