What color is #885A76?

#885A76 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #885A76?

The RGB value is 136, 90, 118: 136 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #885A76?

The complementary color is #5A886C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#885A76 color

#885A76 rgb(136, 90, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #885A76 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 35.3% green and 46.3% blue (136, 90, 118).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#885A76 color codes

HEX	`#885A76`
RGB	`rgb(136, 90, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 35.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.02, 23.42, -8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.02, 24.78, 340.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.08, 13.855, 18.911)`
Decimal	`8936054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #885A76, 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 #885A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #885A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885a76; }
.text { color: #885a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 90 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885a76, #885a5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #885A76?: #885A76 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #885A76?: The RGB value is 136, 90, 118: 136 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #885A76?: The complementary color is #5A886C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.