What color is #883E60?

#883E60 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #883E60?

The RGB value is 136, 62, 96: 136 red, 62 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #883E60?

The complementary color is #3E8866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #883E60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#883E60 color

#883E60 rgb(136, 62, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #883E60 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 24.3% green and 37.6% blue (136, 62, 96).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 37% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 29% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#883E60 color codes

HEX	`#883E60`
RGB	`rgb(136, 62, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 24.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 37%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 54%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 29%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.98, 35.63, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.98, 35.98, 352.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.988, 9.525, 12.166)`
Decimal	`8928864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #883E60, 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 #883E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#883E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #883E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #883e60; }
.text { color: #883e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #883e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 62 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #883e60, #88413e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #883E60?: #883E60 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #883E60?: The RGB value is 136, 62, 96: 136 red, 62 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #883E60?: The complementary color is #3E8866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #883E60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.