What color is #888F76?

#888F76 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888F76?

The RGB value is 136, 143, 118: 136 red, 143 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888F76?

The complementary color is #7D768F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888F76?

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.

#888F76 color

#888F76 rgb(136, 143, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #888F76 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 56.1% green and 46.3% blue (136, 143, 118).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#888F76 color codes

HEX	`#888F76`
RGB	`rgb(136, 143, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 56.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.21, -7.21, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.21, 14.4, 120.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.245, 26.187, 20.966)`
Decimal	`8949622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888F76, 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 #888F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888F76 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 #888F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888f76; }
.text { color: #888f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 143 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888f76, #7b8f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #888F76?: #888F76 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888F76?: The RGB value is 136, 143, 118: 136 red, 143 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888F76?: The complementary color is #7D768F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888F76?: 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.