Recognised as Colour
#888B72
- #888B72
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#888B72 is a yellow with RGB values 136, 139, 114 and HSL 67°, 10%, 50%. 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
#888B72#888B72
HEX#888B72
RGBrgb(136, 139, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5451, 0.4471
RGB percentages53.3%, 54.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(67.2, 9.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.2, 18%, 54.5%)
CMYK2.2%, 0%, 18%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,948,594
CSS custom property--colour: #888B72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#77748D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#75728B
Analogous#8B8272, #7C8B72
Triadic#72888B, #8B7288
Split complementary#727C8B, #82728B
Tetradic#728B82, #75728B, #8B727B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R136
G139
B114
Red136 (53.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue67.2°
Saturation (HSL)9.88%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 88 · G 8B · B 72
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