What color is #887585?

#887585 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887585?

The RGB value is 136, 117, 133: 136 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887585?

The complementary color is #758878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887585 color

#887585 rgb(136, 117, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887585 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 45.9% green and 52.2% blue (136, 117, 133).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% 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 4.93:1).

#887585 color codes

HEX	`#887585`
RGB	`rgb(136, 117, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 45.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.44, 10.37, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.44, 11.98, 329.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.748, 19.651, 24.886)`
Decimal	`8942981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887585, 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 #887585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #887585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887585; }
.text { color: #887585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 117 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887585, #88757c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #887585?: #887585 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887585?: The RGB value is 136, 117, 133: 136 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887585?: The complementary color is #758878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.