What color is #887284?

#887284 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887284?

The RGB value is 136, 114, 132: 136 red, 114 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887284?

The complementary color is #728876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887284 color

#887284 rgb(136, 114, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #887284 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 44.7% green and 51.8% blue (136, 114, 132).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#887284 color codes

HEX	`#887284`
RGB	`rgb(136, 114, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 44.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.61, 11.93, -6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.61, 13.66, 330.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.335, 18.935, 24.409)`
Decimal	`8942212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887284, 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 #887284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #887284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887284; }
.text { color: #887284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 114 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887284, #887279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #887284?: #887284 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887284?: The RGB value is 136, 114, 132: 136 red, 114 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887284?: The complementary color is #728876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.