What color is #886A85?

#886A85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886A85?

The RGB value is 136, 106, 133: 136 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886A85?

The complementary color is #6A886D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886A85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886A85 color

#886A85 rgb(136, 106, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #886A85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 41.6% green and 52.2% blue (136, 106, 133).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#886A85 color codes

HEX	`#886A85`
RGB	`rgb(136, 106, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 41.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.56, 16.84, -10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.56, 19.75, 328.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.541, 17.236, 24.483)`
Decimal	`8940165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886A85, 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 #886A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #886A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886a85; }
.text { color: #886a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 106 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886a85, #886a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #886A85?: #886A85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886A85?: The RGB value is 136, 106, 133: 136 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886A85?: The complementary color is #6A886D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886A85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.