What color is #888FA8?

#888FA8 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 #888FA8?

The RGB value is 136, 143, 168: 136 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888FA8?

The complementary color is #A8A188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888FA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888FA8 color

#888FA8 rgb(136, 143, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #888FA8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 56.1% green and 65.9% blue (136, 143, 168).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#888FA8 color codes

HEX	`#888FA8`
RGB	`rgb(136, 143, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 56.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.62, 2.9, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.62, 14.29, 281.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.042, 27.706, 40.961)`
Decimal	`8949672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888FA8, 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 #888FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888FA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #888FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888fa8; }
.text { color: #888fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 143 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888fa8, #9188a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #888FA8?: #888FA8 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 #888FA8?: The RGB value is 136, 143, 168: 136 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888FA8?: The complementary color is #A8A188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888FA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.