What color is #88979D?

#88979D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88979D?

The RGB value is 136, 151, 157: 136 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88979D?

The complementary color is #9D8E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88979D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88979D color

#88979D rgb(136, 151, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88979D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.2% green and 61.6% blue (136, 151, 157).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#88979D color codes

HEX	`#88979D`
RGB	`rgb(136, 151, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, -4.06, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 6.42, 230.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.304, 29.801, 36.205)`
Decimal	`8951709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88979D, 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 #88979D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88979D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #88979D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88979d; }
.text { color: #88979d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88979d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 151 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88979d, #888c9d); }

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Questions

What color is #88979D?: #88979D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88979D?: The RGB value is 136, 151, 157: 136 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88979D?: The complementary color is #9D8E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88979D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.