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Information about #888879 color

#888879 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#888879 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 136, 121) — 53.3% red, 53.3% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 6 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #888879 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Taupe Grey (#898478). Slightly further away sit Sage Green (#848B79) and Castle Rock (#858477).

The recipe behind #888879 is rgb(136, 136, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. #888879 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#888879 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#888879 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #888879

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Taupe Grey color link
Taupe Grey

#898478

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Castle Rock color link
Castle Rock

#858477

Friar Grey color link
Friar Grey

#86837A

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Schooner color link
Schooner

#8D8478

Sterling color link
Sterling

#8B8B7E

Isotonic color link
Isotonic

#8C8B74

Middle Grey color link
Middle Grey

#8B8680

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#888879
  • RGB136, 136, 121
  • CMYK0, 0, 6, 47
  • CSSrgb(136, 136, 121)
  • HSL60°, 6%, 50%
  • HSL Precise60°, 5.929%, 50.392%
  • HSV60°, 11%, 53%
  • HSB60°, 11%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.533, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.533, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.533, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID888879
  • DECIMAL ID8947833
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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