Information about #888B94 color

#888B94 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#888B94 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(136, 139, 148) — 53.3% red, 54.5% green, 58% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 4 / 0 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #888B94 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Exponent (#888F98). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Roman Silver (#838996) and Neutral Bay (#858D99).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 139, 148) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #888B94: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #888B94 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#888B94 color variations

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

#888B94 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 #888B94

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

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Gannet Grey color link
Gannet Grey

#8E918F

Fashion Gray color link
Fashion Gray

#8E8D8C

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#888B94
  • RGB136, 139, 148
  • CMYK5, 4, 0, 42
  • CSSrgb(136, 139, 148)
  • HSL225°, 5%, 56%
  • HSL Precise225°, 5.31%, 55.686%
  • HSV225°, 8%, 58%
  • HSB225°, 8%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.545, 0.580)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.545, 0.580, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.545, 0.580)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID888B94
  • DECIMAL ID8948628
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01