What color is #88978F?

#88978F 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 #88978F?

The RGB value is 136, 151, 143: 136 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88978F?

The complementary color is #978890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88978F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88978F color

#88978F rgb(136, 151, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88978F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (136, 151, 143).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 6.87:1).

#88978F color codes

HEX	`#88978F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 151, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, -6.97, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 7.37, 161.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.177, 29.35, 30.267)`
Decimal	`8951695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88978F, 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 #88978F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88978F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #88978F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88978f; }
.text { color: #88978f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88978f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 151 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88978f, #889797); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #88978F?: #88978F 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 #88978F?: The RGB value is 136, 151, 143: 136 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88978F?: The complementary color is #978890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88978F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.