What color is #887389?

#887389 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 #887389?

The RGB value is 136, 115, 137: 136 red, 115 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887389?

The complementary color is #748973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887389 color

#887389 rgb(136, 115, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #887389 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 45.1% green and 53.7% blue (136, 115, 137).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#887389 color codes

HEX	`#887389`
RGB	`rgb(136, 115, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 45.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, 12.34, -8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 15.25, 324.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.799, 19.302, 26.292)`
Decimal	`8942473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887389, 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 #887389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #887389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887389; }
.text { color: #887389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 115 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887389, #89737f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #887389?: #887389 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 #887389?: The RGB value is 136, 115, 137: 136 red, 115 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887389?: The complementary color is #748973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.