What color is #888EAE?

#888EAE 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 #888EAE?

The RGB value is 136, 142, 174: 136 red, 142 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888EAE?

The complementary color is #AEA888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888EAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888EAE color

#888EAE rgb(136, 142, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #888EAE is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 55.7% green and 68.2% blue (136, 142, 174).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% 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 6.53:1).

#888EAE color codes

HEX	`#888EAE`
RGB	`rgb(136, 142, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 55.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.56, 4.88, -17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.56, 18.17, 285.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.464, 27.636, 43.923)`
Decimal	`8949422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888EAE, 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 #888EAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888EAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #888EAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888eae; }
.text { color: #888eae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888eae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 142 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888eae, #9588ae); }

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Questions

What color is #888EAE?: #888EAE 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 #888EAE?: The RGB value is 136, 142, 174: 136 red, 142 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888EAE?: The complementary color is #AEA888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888EAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.