What color is #885577?

#885577 is a grayish rose known as Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plum Highness?

The RGB value is 136, 85, 119: 136 red, 85 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Plum Highness?

The complementary color is #558866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885577?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plum Highness color: hex code #885577

#885577 rgb(136, 85, 119)

Shades of pink

Plum Highness has the hex code #885577. It is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 33.3% green and 46.7% blue (136, 85, 119).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

Plum Highness (#885577) color codes

HEX	`#885577`
RGB	`rgb(136, 85, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 33.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 38%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.86, 26.52, -10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.86, 28.5, 338.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.732, 13.064, 19.089)`
Decimal	`8934775`
Short hex	`#857`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plum Highness, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #885577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #885577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885577; }
.text { color: #885577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 85 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885577, #88555e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

See #885577 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #885577?: #885577 is a grayish rose known as Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plum Highness?: The RGB value is 136, 85, 119: 136 red, 85 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plum Highness?: The complementary color is #558866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885577?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.