What color is #88928B?

#88928B is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88928B?

The RGB value is 136, 146, 139: 136 red, 146 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88928B?

The complementary color is #92888F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88928B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88928B color

#88928B rgb(136, 146, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88928B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 57.3% green and 54.5% blue (136, 146, 139).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#88928B color codes

HEX	`#88928B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 146, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 57.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 7%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, -5.01, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 5.58, 153.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.092, 27.656, 28.437)`
Decimal	`8950411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88928B, 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 #88928B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88928B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #88928B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88928b; }
.text { color: #88928b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88928b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 146 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88928b, #889290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #88928B?: #88928B is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88928B?: The RGB value is 136, 146, 139: 136 red, 146 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88928B?: The complementary color is #92888F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88928B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.