What color is #88A1AF?

#88A1AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A1AF?

The RGB value is 136, 161, 175: 136 red, 161 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A1AF?

The complementary color is #AF9688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A1AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A1AF color

#88A1AF rgb(136, 161, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88A1AF is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 63.1% green and 68.6% blue (136, 161, 175).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#88A1AF color codes

HEX	`#88A1AF`
RGB	`rgb(136, 161, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 63.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.82, -5.54, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.82, 11.56, 241.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.634, 33.818, 45.463)`
Decimal	`8954287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A1AF, 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 #88A1AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A1AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	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 #88A1AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a1af; }
.text { color: #88a1af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a1af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 161 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a1af, #888eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #88A1AF?: #88A1AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A1AF?: The RGB value is 136, 161, 175: 136 red, 161 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A1AF?: The complementary color is #AF9688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A1AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.