What color is #888F8E?

#888F8E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888F8E?

The RGB value is 136, 143, 142: 136 red, 143 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888F8E?

The complementary color is #8F8889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888F8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888F8E color

#888F8E rgb(136, 143, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888F8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 56.1% green and 55.7% blue (136, 143, 142).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#888F8E color codes

HEX	`#888F8E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 143, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 56.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, -2.74, -0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 2.77, 187.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.857, 26.832, 29.455)`
Decimal	`8949646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888F8E, 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 #888F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #888F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888f8e; }
.text { color: #888f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 143 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888f8e, #888d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #888F8E?: #888F8E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888F8E?: The RGB value is 136, 143, 142: 136 red, 143 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888F8E?: The complementary color is #8F8889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888F8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.