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#888990 closest to Nuts and Bolts

#888990 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Nuts and Bolts. In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 53.7% green and 56.5% blue (rgb(136, 137, 144)). Its HSL value is 233° hue, 3% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. #888990 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.03:1.

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Variations of #888990

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#888990 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#888990 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #888990 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #878990
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #878A90
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #878990
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #878990
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #878990
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #868A8B
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #87898E
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #898989
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #89898B

#888990 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.48:1 Poor#888990 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.03:1 Good#888990 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#888990 in CSS

/* Nuts and Bolts */
.color { color: #888990; }
.background { background-color: #888990; }
.border { border: 1px solid #888990; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(136 137 144);
color: hsl(233 3% 55%);
color: oklch(0.632 0.010 279.6);

#888990 FAQ

What color is #888990?

#888990 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #888990?

#888990 is rgb(136, 137, 144) in RGB, hsl(233, 3%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #888990?

The complementary color of #888990 is #908F88, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #888990?

Black text has the best contrast on #888990: 6.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #888990 a warm or cool color?

#888990 is a neutral color.