What color is #887383?

#887383 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 #887383?

The RGB value is 136, 115, 131: 136 red, 115 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887383?

The complementary color is #738878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887383 color

#887383 rgb(136, 115, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887383 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 45.1% green and 51.4% blue (136, 115, 131).

Its hue angle is 314°, 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 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#887383 color codes

HEX	`#887383`
RGB	`rgb(136, 115, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 45.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, 11.15, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 12.52, 332.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.38, 19.135, 24.088)`
Decimal	`8942467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887383, 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 #887383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #887383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887383; }
.text { color: #887383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 115 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887383, #887379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #887383?: #887383 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 #887383?: The RGB value is 136, 115, 131: 136 red, 115 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887383?: The complementary color is #738878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.