What color is #886E79?

#886E79 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886E79?

The RGB value is 136, 110, 121: 136 red, 110 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886E79?

The complementary color is #6E887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886E79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886E79 color

#886E79 rgb(136, 110, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #886E79 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 43.1% green and 47.5% blue (136, 110, 121).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 11% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#886E79 color codes

HEX	`#886E79`
RGB	`rgb(136, 110, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 43.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 11%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.21, 12.19, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.21, 12.38, 349.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.18, 17.767, 20.504)`
Decimal	`8941177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886E79, 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 #886E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #886E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886e79; }
.text { color: #886e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 110 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886e79, #88706e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #886E79?: #886E79 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886E79?: The RGB value is 136, 110, 121: 136 red, 110 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886E79?: The complementary color is #6E887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886E79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.