What color is #88988A?

#88988A is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88988A?

The RGB value is 136, 152, 138: 136 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88988A?

The complementary color is #988896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88988A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88988A color

#88988A rgb(136, 152, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88988A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.6% green and 54.1% blue (136, 152, 138).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#88988A color codes

HEX	`#88988A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 152, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, -8.5, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 10.09, 147.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.968, 29.525, 28.371)`
Decimal	`8951946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88988A, 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 #88988A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88988A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #88988A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88988a; }
.text { color: #88988a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88988a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 152 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88988a, #889892); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #88988A?: #88988A is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88988A?: The RGB value is 136, 152, 138: 136 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88988A?: The complementary color is #988896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88988A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.