#88888a

Color #88888a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.37 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#88888a

RGB

rgb(136, 136, 138)

HSL

hsl(240, 0.8%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 1.4%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(56.76, 0.4, -1.07)

LCH

lch(56.76, 1.14, 290.5)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0029, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 53.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8a88

Analogous

#88898a

#88888a

#89888a

Triadic

#88888a

#8a8888

#888a88

Split-complementary

#88888a

#8a8988

#898a88

Tetradic

#88888a

#8a888a

#8a8a88

#888a88

Square

#88888a

#8a8889

#8a8a88

#888a89

Shades

Color #88888a mixed toward black.

#717173

#5b5b5c

#444445

#2d2d2e

#171717

Tints

Color #88888a mixed toward white.

#9c9c9d

#b0b0b1

#c3c3c4

#d7d7d8

#ebebeb

Tones

Color #88888a mixed toward gray.

#88888a

#888889

#898989

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88888a · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#888889 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#888989 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 1.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #88888a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#88888a]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#88888a (#88888a) is rgb(136, 136, 138) in RGB.

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

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