What color is #88285B?

#88285B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88285B?

The RGB value is 136, 40, 91: 136 red, 40 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88285B?

The complementary color is #288855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88285B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88285B color

#88285B rgb(136, 40, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #88285B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 15.7% green and 35.7% blue (136, 40, 91).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 55% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pink Horror (#90305D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#88285B color codes

HEX	`#88285B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 40, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 15.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 55%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 71%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.94, 45.36, -7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.94, 46.03, 350.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.801, 7.509, 10.671)`
Decimal	`8923227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88285B, 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 #88285B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#88285B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #88285B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88285b; }
.text { color: #88285b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88285b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 40 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88285b, #88282b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #88285B?: #88285B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88285B?: The RGB value is 136, 40, 91: 136 red, 40 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88285B?: The complementary color is #288855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88285B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.