What color is #887080?

#887080 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887080?

The RGB value is 136, 112, 128: 136 red, 112 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887080?

The complementary color is #708878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887080 color

#887080 rgb(136, 112, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #887080 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 43.9% green and 50.2% blue (136, 112, 128).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#887080 color codes

HEX	`#887080`
RGB	`rgb(136, 112, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 43.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, 12.33, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 13.4, 336.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.843, 18.382, 22.921)`
Decimal	`8941696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887080, 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 #887080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #887080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887080; }
.text { color: #887080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 112 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887080, #887074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #887080?: #887080 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887080?: The RGB value is 136, 112, 128: 136 red, 112 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887080?: The complementary color is #708878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.