What color is #88909F?

#88909F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88909F?

The RGB value is 136, 144, 159: 136 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88909F?

The complementary color is #9F9788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88909F?

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.

#88909F color

#88909F rgb(136, 144, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88909F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 56.5% green and 62.4% blue (136, 144, 159).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 11% 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#88909F color codes

HEX	`#88909F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 144, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 56.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, 0.29, -8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 8.9, 271.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.383, 27.684, 36.748)`
Decimal	`8949919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88909F, 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 #88909F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88909F 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 #88909F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88909f; }
.text { color: #88909f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88909f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 144 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88909f, #8b889f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #88909F?: #88909F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88909F?: The RGB value is 136, 144, 159: 136 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88909F?: The complementary color is #9F9788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88909F?: 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.