What color is #988886?

#988886 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988886?

The RGB value is 152, 136, 134: 152 red, 136 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988886?

The complementary color is #869698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988886?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988886 color

#988886 rgb(152, 136, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988886 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 53.3% green and 52.5% blue (152, 136, 134).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#988886 color codes

HEX	`#988886`
RGB	`rgb(152, 136, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 53.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.04, 5.66, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.04, 6.53, 30)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.056, 26.005, 26.197)`
Decimal	`9996422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988886, 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 #988886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #988886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988886; }
.text { color: #988886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 136 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988886, #989186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #988886?: #988886 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988886?: The RGB value is 152, 136, 134: 152 red, 136 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988886?: The complementary color is #869698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988886?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.