What color is #88656E?

#88656E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88656E?

The RGB value is 136, 101, 110: 136 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88656E?

The complementary color is #65887F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88656E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88656E color

#88656E rgb(136, 101, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #88656E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 39.6% green and 43.1% blue (136, 101, 110).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#88656E color codes

HEX	`#88656E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 101, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 39.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.54, 15.55, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.54, 15.56, 1.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.622, 15.668, 16.845)`
Decimal	`8938862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88656E, 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 #88656E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#88656E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #88656E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88656e; }
.text { color: #88656e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88656e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 101 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88656e, #886d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #88656E?: #88656E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88656E?: The RGB value is 136, 101, 110: 136 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88656E?: The complementary color is #65887F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88656E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.