Colour

#88898F

#88898F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#88898F is a grey with RGB values 136, 137, 143 and HSL 231°, 3%, 55%. 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

#88898F#88898F

HEX#88898F

RGBrgb(136, 137, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5373, 0.5608

RGB percentages53.3%, 53.7%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(231.4, 3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 4.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK4.9%, 4.2%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,948,111

CSS custom property--colour: #88898F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1

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

Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#777670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#87898Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#878A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 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 text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.5 Slate grey · ΔE 9 Dark grey · ΔE 12.5 Dim grey · ΔE 13.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.97, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F8E88

Analogous#888D8F, #8B888F

Triadic#8F8889, #898F88

Split complementary#8F8B88, #8D8F88

Tetradic#8F888D, #8F8E88, #888F8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F1F2

Lighter +30%#D7D7D9

Lighter +20%#BDBDC0

Lighter +10%#A2A3A8

Darker −10%#6F7075

Darker −20%#56575B

Darker −30%#3D3E41

Darker −40%#242527

More saturated +25%#6B74AC

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R136

G137

B143

Red136 (53.3%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue231.43°

Saturation (HSL)3.03%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 89 · B 8F

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