What color is #88335E?

#88335E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88335E?

The RGB value is 136, 51, 94: 136 red, 51 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88335E?

The complementary color is #33885D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88335E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88335E color

#88335E rgb(136, 51, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #88335E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 20% green and 36.9% blue (136, 51, 94).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pink Horror (#90305D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#88335E color codes

HEX	`#88335E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 51, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 20%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 63%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.83, 40.88, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.83, 41.47, 350.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.358, 8.411, 11.508)`
Decimal	`8926046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88335E, 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 #88335E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#88335E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #88335E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88335e; }
.text { color: #88335e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88335e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 51 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88335e, #883334); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #88335E?: #88335E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88335E?: The RGB value is 136, 51, 94: 136 red, 51 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88335E?: The complementary color is #33885D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88335E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.