What color is #88978B?

#88978B 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 #88978B?

The RGB value is 136, 151, 139: 136 red, 151 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88978B?

The complementary color is #978894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88978B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88978B color

#88978B rgb(136, 151, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88978B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.2% green and 54.5% blue (136, 151, 139).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#88978B color codes

HEX	`#88978B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 151, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.99, -7.76, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.99, 8.97, 149.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.879, 29.231, 28.7)`
Decimal	`8951691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88978B, 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 #88978B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88978B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #88978B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88978b; }
.text { color: #88978b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88978b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 151 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88978b, #889793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #88978B?: #88978B 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 #88978B?: The RGB value is 136, 151, 139: 136 red, 151 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88978B?: The complementary color is #978894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88978B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.