What color is #88A8AB?

#88A8AB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A8AB?

The RGB value is 136, 168, 171: 136 red, 168 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A8AB?

The complementary color is #AB8B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A8AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A8AB color

#88A8AB rgb(136, 168, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88A8AB is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 65.9% green and 67.1% blue (136, 168, 171).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#88A8AB color codes

HEX	`#88A8AB`
RGB	`rgb(136, 168, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 65.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.66, -10.25, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.66, 11.48, 206.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.505, 36.179, 43.843)`
Decimal	`8956075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A8AB, 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 #88A8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A8AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #88A8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a8ab; }
.text { color: #88a8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 168 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a8ab, #8897ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #88A8AB?: #88A8AB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A8AB?: The RGB value is 136, 168, 171: 136 red, 168 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A8AB?: The complementary color is #AB8B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A8AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.