What color is #88928C?

#88928C 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 #88928C?

The RGB value is 136, 146, 140: 136 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88928C?

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

Is black or white text better on #88928C?

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.

#88928C color

#88928C rgb(136, 146, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88928C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 57.3% green and 54.9% blue (136, 146, 140).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#88928C color codes

HEX	`#88928C`
RGB	`rgb(136, 146, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 57.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 7%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, -4.81, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 5.19, 158.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.165, 27.685, 28.824)`
Decimal	`8950412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88928C, 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 #88928C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88928C 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 #88928C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88928c; }
.text { color: #88928c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88928c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 146 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88928c, #889291); }

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Questions

What color is #88928C?: #88928C 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 #88928C?: The RGB value is 136, 146, 140: 136 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88928C?: The complementary color is #92888E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88928C?: 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.