Information about #888C77 color

#888C77 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#888C77 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyDesaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(136, 140, 119) — 53.3% red, 54.9% green, 46.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 8 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #888C77 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 Rusty Celadon (#898A74). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Lemon Grass (#8B8B74) and Sage Green (#848B79).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 140, 119) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #888C77: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #888C77 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#888C77 color variations

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

#888C77 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 #888C77

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

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Isotonic color link
Isotonic

#8C8B74

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Burlap Moss color link
Burlap Moss

#8D907B

Sterling color link
Sterling

#8B8B7E

Taupe Grey color link
Taupe Grey

#898478

Castle Rock color link
Castle Rock

#858477

Schist color link
Schist

#87876F

Schooner color link
Schooner

#8D8478

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#888C77
  • RGB136, 140, 119
  • CMYK2, 0, 8, 45
  • CSSrgb(136, 140, 119)
  • HSL71°, 8%, 51%
  • HSL Precise71.429°, 8.367%, 50.784%
  • HSV71°, 15%, 55%
  • HSB71°, 15%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.549, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.549, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.549, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID888C77
  • DECIMAL ID8948855
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01