#88888e

Color #88888e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.74 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#88888e

RGB

rgb(136, 136, 142)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(56.88, 1.2, -3.2)

LCH

lch(56.88, 3.42, 290.56)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0089, 286.39)

HWB

hwb(240, 53.3%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8e88

Analogous

#888b8e

#88888e

#8b888e

Triadic

#88888e

#8e8888

#888e88

Split-complementary

#88888e

#8e8b88

#8b8e88

Tetradic

#88888e

#8e888e

#8e8e88

#888e88

Square

#88888e

#8e888b

#8e8e88

#888e8b

Shades

Color #88888e mixed toward black.

#717177

#5a5a5f

#444447

#2d2d30

#171718

Tints

Color #88888e mixed toward white.

#9c9ca1

#b0b0b4

#c3c3c6

#d7d7d9

#ebebec

Tones

Color #88888e mixed toward gray.

#88888d

#89898d

#89898c

#8a8a8c

#8a8a8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88888d · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#88888c · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#888b8b · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 3.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #88888e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#88888e]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#88888e (#88888e) is rgb(136, 136, 142) in RGB.

No, #88888e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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