What color is #887486?

#887486 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887486?

The RGB value is 136, 116, 134: 136 red, 116 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887486?

The complementary color is #748876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887486 color

#887486 rgb(136, 116, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #887486 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 45.5% green and 52.5% blue (136, 116, 134).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% 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 4.89:1).

#887486 color codes

HEX	`#887486`
RGB	`rgb(136, 116, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 45.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.21, 11.15, -6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.21, 13.14, 328.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.701, 19.447, 25.213)`
Decimal	`8942726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887486, 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 #887486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #887486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887486; }
.text { color: #887486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 116 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887486, #88747c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #887486?: #887486 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887486?: The RGB value is 136, 116, 134: 136 red, 116 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887486?: The complementary color is #748876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.