#888c8b

Color #888c8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.62 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#888c8b

RGB

rgb(136, 140, 139)

HSL

hsl(165, 1.7%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 2.9%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 0%, 0.7%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(57.9, -1.66, 0.02)

LCH

lch(57.9, 1.66, 179.31)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0049, 180)

HWB

hwb(165, 53.3%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8889

Analogous

#888c89

#888c8b

#888b8c

Triadic

#888c8b

#8b888c

#8c8b88

Split-complementary

#888c8b

#8c888b

#8c8988

Tetradic

#888c8b

#88898c

#8c8889

#8c8b88

Square

#888c8b

#89888c

#8c8889

#8b8c88

Shades

Color #888c8b mixed toward black.

#717574

#5a5e5d

#444646

#2d2f2e

#171717

Tints

Color #888c8b mixed toward white.

#9c9f9e

#b0b2b2

#c3c5c5

#d7d9d8

#ebecec

Tones

Color #888c8b mixed toward gray.

#888c8b

#898b8b

#898b8a

#8a8a8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8b · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#8a898b · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#888b8b · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 2.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #888c8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#888c8b]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#888c8b (#888c8b) is rgb(136, 140, 139) in RGB.

No, #888c8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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