What color is #886A78?

#886A78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886A78?

The RGB value is 136, 106, 120: 136 red, 106 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886A78?

The complementary color is #6A887A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886A78 color

#886A78 rgb(136, 106, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #886A78 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 41.6% green and 47.1% blue (136, 106, 120).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#886A78 color codes

HEX	`#886A78`
RGB	`rgb(136, 106, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 41.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, 14.36, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 14.71, 347.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.697, 16.899, 20.043)`
Decimal	`8940152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886A78, 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 #886A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #886A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886a78; }
.text { color: #886a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 106 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886a78, #886b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #886A78?: #886A78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886A78?: The RGB value is 136, 106, 120: 136 red, 106 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886A78?: The complementary color is #6A887A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.