What color is #885D70?

#885D70 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 #885D70?

The RGB value is 136, 93, 112: 136 red, 93 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #885D70?

The complementary color is #5D8875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885D70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#885D70 color

#885D70 rgb(136, 93, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #885D70 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 36.5% green and 43.9% blue (136, 93, 112).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#885D70 color codes

HEX	`#885D70`
RGB	`rgb(136, 93, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 36.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.57, 20.61, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.57, 20.93, 349.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.992, 14.234, 17.178)`
Decimal	`8936816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #885D70, 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 #885D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #885D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885d70; }
.text { color: #885d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 93 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885d70, #885f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #885D70?: #885D70 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 #885D70?: The RGB value is 136, 93, 112: 136 red, 93 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #885D70?: The complementary color is #5D8875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885D70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.