What color is #88AAA9?

#88AAA9 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 #88AAA9?

The RGB value is 136, 170, 169: 136 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AAA9?

The complementary color is #AA8889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AAA9 color

#88AAA9 rgb(136, 170, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88AAA9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 66.7% green and 66.3% blue (136, 170, 169).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#88AAA9 color codes

HEX	`#88AAA9`
RGB	`rgb(136, 170, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 66.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.16, -11.76, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.16, 12.22, 195.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.687, 36.847, 42.971)`
Decimal	`8956585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AAA9, 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 #88AAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #88AAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88aaa9; }
.text { color: #88aaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88aaa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 170 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88aaa9, #889aaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #88AAA9?: #88AAA9 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 #88AAA9?: The RGB value is 136, 170, 169: 136 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AAA9?: The complementary color is #AA8889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.