What color is #883C5E?

#883C5E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #883C5E?

The RGB value is 136, 60, 94: 136 red, 60 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #883C5E?

The complementary color is #3C8866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #883C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#883C5E color

#883C5E rgb(136, 60, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #883C5E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 23.5% green and 36.9% blue (136, 60, 94).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 39% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#883C5E color codes

HEX	`#883C5E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 60, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 23.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 39%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 56%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.51, 36.4, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.51, 36.67, 353.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.79, 9.275, 11.652)`
Decimal	`8928350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #883C5E, 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 #883C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#883C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #883C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #883c5e; }
.text { color: #883c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #883c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 60 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #883c5e, #88403c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #883C5E?: #883C5E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #883C5E?: The RGB value is 136, 60, 94: 136 red, 60 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #883C5E?: The complementary color is #3C8866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #883C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.