What color is #888F9E?

#888F9E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888F9E?

The RGB value is 136, 143, 158: 136 red, 143 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888F9E?

The complementary color is #9E9788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888F9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888F9E color

#888F9E rgb(136, 143, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888F9E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 56.1% green and 62% blue (136, 143, 158).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#888F9E color codes

HEX	`#888F9E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 143, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 56.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.29, 0.64, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.29, 8.81, 274.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.146, 27.347, 36.242)`
Decimal	`8949662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888F9E, 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 #888F9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888F9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #888F9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888f9e; }
.text { color: #888f9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888f9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 143 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888f9e, #8c889e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #888F9E?: #888F9E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888F9E?: The RGB value is 136, 143, 158: 136 red, 143 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888F9E?: The complementary color is #9E9788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888F9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.