Olive Border beyond the Working

#888e81 RGB(136,142,129)

About this color

Olive Border beyond the Working reads as medium and achromatic — a grey tone recorded at #888e81, RGB(136, 142, 129).

#888e81RGB(136, 142, 129)

HSL 88° · 5% saturation · 53% lightness

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Psychology

Grey at this lightness feels contemporary and considered — a designer's reliable foundation.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this grey is flexible enough to serve as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
Olive Border beyond the Working
HEX
#888e81
RGB
rgb(136,142,129)
RGB%
rgb(53.3%,55.7%,50.6%)
HSL
hsl(88,5%,53%)
HSV
hsv(88,9%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,9,44)
LAB
lab(58,-5,6)
LCH
lch(58,8,130)
sRGB
(0.533,0.557,0.506)
HEX8
#888e81ff
CSS Name
Decimal
136142129

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
5%
Hue
88°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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