What color is #88A5B7?

#88A5B7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A5B7?

The RGB value is 136, 165, 183: 136 red, 165 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A5B7?

The complementary color is #B79A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A5B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A5B7 color

#88A5B7 rgb(136, 165, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #88A5B7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 64.7% green and 71.8% blue (136, 165, 183).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#88A5B7 color codes

HEX	`#88A5B7`
RGB	`rgb(136, 165, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 64.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 10%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.18, -5.85, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.18, 13.86, 245.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.153, 35.562, 49.961)`
Decimal	`8955319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A5B7, 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 #88A5B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A5B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #88A5B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a5b7; }
.text { color: #88a5b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a5b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 165 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a5b7, #888db7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #88A5B7?: #88A5B7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A5B7?: The RGB value is 136, 165, 183: 136 red, 165 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A5B7?: The complementary color is #B79A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A5B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.