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#888A8A Argent

#888A8A is a medium gray named Argent. In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.1% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(136, 138, 138)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 1% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #888A8A is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.05:1.

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Variations of #888A8A

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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#888A8A 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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#888A8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #888A8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #89898A
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #898A8A
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #89898A
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #898A8A
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #878A8A
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #888A8A
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #898A8A

#888A8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.47:1 Poor#888A8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.05:1 Good#888A8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#888A8A in CSS

/* Argent */
.color { color: #888A8A; }
.background { background-color: #888A8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #888A8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(136 138 138);
color: hsl(180 1% 54%);
color: oklch(0.632 0.002 197.1);

#888A8A FAQ

What color is #888A8A?

#888A8A is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Argent. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #888A8A?

#888A8A is rgb(136, 138, 138) in RGB, hsl(180, 1%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #888A8A?

The complementary color of #888A8A is #8A8888, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #888A8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #888A8A: 6.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #888A8A a warm or cool color?

#888A8A is a neutral color.