What color is #988788?

#988788 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988788?

The RGB value is 152, 135, 136: 152 red, 135 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988788?

The complementary color is #879897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988788 color

#988788 rgb(152, 135, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988788 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.9% green and 53.3% blue (152, 135, 136).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#988788 color codes

HEX	`#988788`
RGB	`rgb(152, 135, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.83, 6.58, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.83, 6.83, 15.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.056, 25.781, 26.891)`
Decimal	`9996168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988788, 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 #988788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #988788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988788; }
.text { color: #988788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 135 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988788, #988f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #988788?: #988788 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988788?: The RGB value is 152, 135, 136: 152 red, 135 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988788?: The complementary color is #879897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.