Close to Cool Gray
#888EA2
#888EA2 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Cool Gray. In RGB it’s made of 53.3% red, 55.7% green, and 63.5% blue. Its hue is 226°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #888EA2.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.26:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.44:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.26:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.44:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #888EA2 as they’d see it.
#888EA2 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #888EA2
What color is #888EA2?
#888EA2 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Cool Gray. In RGB it’s made of 53.3% red, 55.7% green, and 63.5% blue. Its hue is 226°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #888EA2 in RGB?
#888EA2 is rgb(136, 142, 162): 136 red, 142 green, and 162 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #888EA2 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(16, 12, 0, 36). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #888EA2?
PANTONE 7544 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #888EA2?
Its complement #948E7A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.