Colour

#888B98

#888B98
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#888B98 is a grey with RGB values 136, 139, 152 and HSL 229°, 7%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#888B98#888B98

HEX#888B98

RGBrgb(136, 139, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5451, 0.5961

RGB percentages53.3%, 54.5%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(228.8, 7.2%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 10.5%, 59.6%)

CMYK10.5%, 8.6%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,948,632

CSS custom property--colour: #888B98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#777467

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888C99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#878B98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#858D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.8 Slate grey · ΔE 7.2 Gray · ΔE 8.7 Dark grey · ΔE 13.5 Dim grey · ΔE 15.5 Silver · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#989588

Analogous#889398, #8D8898

Triadic#98888B, #8B9888

Split complementary#988D88, #939888

Tetradic#988893, #989588, #88988D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F6F7

Lighter +30%#DADBDF

Lighter +20%#BFC0C7

Lighter +10%#A3A6B0

Darker −10%#6E717F

Darker −20%#565964

Darker −30%#3F4048

Darker −40%#27282D

More saturated +25%#6C7AB4

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R136

G139

B152

Red136 (53.3%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue228.75°

Saturation (HSL)7.21%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 8B · B 98

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Colour values

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