What color is #887382?

#887382 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887382?

The RGB value is 136, 115, 130: 136 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887382?

The complementary color is #738879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887382 color

#887382 rgb(136, 115, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887382 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 45.1% green and 51% blue (136, 115, 130).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#887382 color codes

HEX	`#887382`
RGB	`rgb(136, 115, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 45.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, 10.95, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 12.11, 334.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.313, 19.108, 23.733)`
Decimal	`8942466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887382, 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 #887382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #887382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887382; }
.text { color: #887382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 115 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887382, #887378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #887382?: #887382 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887382?: The RGB value is 136, 115, 130: 136 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887382?: The complementary color is #738879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.