#88898e

Color #88898e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.57 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#88898e

RGB

rgb(136, 137, 142)

HSL

hsl(230, 2.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 4.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(57.15, 0.63, -2.8)

LCH

lch(57.15, 2.87, 282.68)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0076, 276.84)

HWB

hwb(230, 53.3%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8d88

Analogous

#888c8e

#88898e

#8a888e

Triadic

#88898e

#8e8889

#898e88

Split-complementary

#88898e

#8e8a88

#8c8e88

Tetradic

#88898e

#8d888e

#8e8d88

#898e88

Square

#88898e

#8e888c

#8e8d88

#888e8a

Shades

Color #88898e mixed toward black.

#717277

#5a5b5f

#444447

#2d2e30

#171718

Tints

Color #88898e mixed toward white.

#9c9da1

#b0b0b4

#c3c4c6

#d7d8d9

#ebebec

Tones

Color #88898e mixed toward gray.

#88898d

#898a8d

#898a8c

#8a8a8c

#8a8b8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88888d · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#88888d · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#888c8c · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #88898e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#88898e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#88898e (#88898e) is rgb(136, 137, 142) in RGB.

No, #88898e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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