What color is #88454B?

#88454B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88454B?

The RGB value is 136, 69, 75: 136 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88454B?

The complementary color is #458882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88454B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88454B color

#88454B rgb(136, 69, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #88454B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 27.1% green and 29.4% blue (136, 69, 75).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 33% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 45% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#88454B color codes

HEX	`#88454B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 69, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 27.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 33%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 45%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.84, 29.13, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.84, 30.65, 18.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.552, 10, 7.872)`
Decimal	`8930635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88454B, 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 #88454B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#88454B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #88454B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88454b; }
.text { color: #88454b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88454b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 69 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88454b, #886145); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #88454B?: #88454B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88454B?: The RGB value is 136, 69, 75: 136 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88454B?: The complementary color is #458882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88454B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.