What color is #880746?

#880746 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #880746?

The RGB value is 136, 7, 70: 136 red, 7 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #880746?

The complementary color is #078849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #880746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#880746 color

#880746 rgb(136, 7, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #880746 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 2.7% green and 27.5% blue (136, 7, 70).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 90% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 49% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wine Grape (#941751), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#880746 color codes

HEX	`#880746`
RGB	`rgb(136, 7, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 2.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 90%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 95%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 49%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.98, 52.24, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.98, 52.24, 0.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.336, 5.83, 6.322)`
Decimal	`8914758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #880746, 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 #880746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#880746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #880746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #880746; }
.text { color: #880746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #880746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 7 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #880746, #880907); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #880746?: #880746 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #880746?: The RGB value is 136, 7, 70: 136 red, 7 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #880746?: The complementary color is #078849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #880746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.