What color is #88979F?

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

What is the RGB value of #88979F?

The RGB value is 136, 151, 159: 136 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88979F?

The complementary color is #9F9088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88979F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88979F color

#88979F rgb(136, 151, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88979F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.2% green and 62.4% blue (136, 151, 159).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#88979F color codes

HEX	`#88979F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 151, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, -3.63, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 7.02, 238.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.476, 29.87, 37.112)`
Decimal	`8951711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88979F, 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 #88979F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88979F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #88979F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88979f; }
.text { color: #88979f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88979f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 151 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88979f, #888b9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #88979F?: #88979F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88979F?: The RGB value is 136, 151, 159: 136 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88979F?: The complementary color is #9F9088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88979F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.