What color is #888EA9?

#888EA9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888EA9?

The RGB value is 136, 142, 169: 136 red, 142 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888EA9?

The complementary color is #A9A388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888EA9 color

#888EA9 rgb(136, 142, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #888EA9 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 55.7% green and 66.3% blue (136, 142, 169).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#888EA9 color codes

HEX	`#888EA9`
RGB	`rgb(136, 142, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 55.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.38, 3.7, -14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.38, 15.38, 283.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.986, 27.444, 41.404)`
Decimal	`8949417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888EA9, 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 #888EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #888EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888ea9; }
.text { color: #888ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 142 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888ea9, #9288a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #888EA9?: #888EA9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888EA9?: The RGB value is 136, 142, 169: 136 red, 142 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888EA9?: The complementary color is #A9A388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.