What color is #886C77?

#886C77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886C77?

The RGB value is 136, 108, 119: 136 red, 108 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886C77?

The complementary color is #6C887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886C77 color

#886C77 rgb(136, 108, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #886C77 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 42.4% green and 46.7% blue (136, 108, 119).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#886C77 color codes

HEX	`#886C77`
RGB	`rgb(136, 108, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 42.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, 13, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 13.13, 351.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.846, 17.292, 19.794)`
Decimal	`8940663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886C77, 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 #886C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #886C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886c77; }
.text { color: #886c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 108 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886c77, #886f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #886C77?: #886C77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886C77?: The RGB value is 136, 108, 119: 136 red, 108 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886C77?: The complementary color is #6C887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.