Recognised as Colour

#88898D

#88898D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#88898D is a grey with RGB values 136, 137, 141 and HSL 228°, 2%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#88898D#88898D

HEX#88898D

RGBrgb(136, 137, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5373, 0.5529

RGB percentages53.3%, 53.7%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(228, 2.1%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 3.5%, 55.3%)

CMYK3.5%, 2.8%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,948,109

CSS custom property--colour: #88898D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#777672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88898Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#88898Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#878A8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.3 Slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Dark grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 12.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.22, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8D8C88

Analogous#888C8D, #8A888D

Triadic#8D8889, #898D88

Split complementary#8D8A88, #8C8D88

Tetradic#8D888C, #8D8C88, #888D8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0F0F1

Lighter +30%#D6D6D8

Lighter +20%#BCBDBF

Lighter +10%#A2A3A6

Darker −10%#6F7073

Darker −20%#565659

Darker −30%#3D3D3F

Darker −40%#242425

More saturated +25%#6B78AA

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R136

G137

B141

Red136 (53.3%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)2.15%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 89 · B 8D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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