What color is #88928E?

#88928E 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 #88928E?

The RGB value is 136, 146, 142: 136 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88928E?

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

Is black or white text better on #88928E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88928E color

#88928E rgb(136, 146, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88928E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 57.3% green and 55.7% blue (136, 146, 142).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#88928E color codes

HEX	`#88928E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 146, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 57.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 7%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.66, -4.42, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.66, 4.5, 168.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.314, 27.745, 29.608)`
Decimal	`8950414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88928E, 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 #88928E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88928E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #88928E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88928e; }
.text { color: #88928e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88928e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 146 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88928e, #889192); }

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Questions

What color is #88928E?: #88928E 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 #88928E?: The RGB value is 136, 146, 142: 136 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88928E?: The complementary color is #92888C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88928E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.