What color is #886F7E?

#886F7E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886F7E?

The RGB value is 136, 111, 126: 136 red, 111 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886F7E?

The complementary color is #6F8879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886F7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886F7E color

#886F7E rgb(136, 111, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #886F7E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 43.5% green and 49.4% blue (136, 111, 126).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#886F7E color codes

HEX	`#886F7E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 111, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 43.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.63, 12.53, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.63, 13.33, 340.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.603, 18.11, 22.198)`
Decimal	`8941438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886F7E, 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 #886F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #886F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886f7e; }
.text { color: #886f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 111 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886f7e, #886f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #886F7E?: #886F7E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886F7E?: The RGB value is 136, 111, 126: 136 red, 111 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886F7E?: The complementary color is #6F8879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886F7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.