What color is #88978A?

#88978A 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 #88978A?

The RGB value is 136, 151, 138: 136 red, 151 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88978A?

The complementary color is #978895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88978A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88978A color

#88978A rgb(136, 151, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88978A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.2% green and 54.1% blue (136, 151, 138).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#88978A color codes

HEX	`#88978A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 151, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, -7.95, 5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 9.41, 147.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.806, 29.202, 28.317)`
Decimal	`8951690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88978A, 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 #88978A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88978A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #88978A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88978a; }
.text { color: #88978a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88978a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 151 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88978a, #889792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #88978A?: #88978A 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 #88978A?: The RGB value is 136, 151, 138: 136 red, 151 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88978A?: The complementary color is #978895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88978A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.