What color is #887689?

#887689 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887689?

The RGB value is 136, 118, 137: 136 red, 118 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887689?

The complementary color is #778976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887689 color

#887689 rgb(136, 118, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #887689 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 46.3% green and 53.7% blue (136, 118, 137).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#887689 color codes

HEX	`#887689`
RGB	`rgb(136, 118, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 46.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, 10.58, -7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 13.13, 323.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.147, 19.998, 26.408)`
Decimal	`8943241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887689, 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 #887689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #887689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887689; }
.text { color: #887689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 118 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887689, #897681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #887689?: #887689 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887689?: The RGB value is 136, 118, 137: 136 red, 118 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887689?: The complementary color is #778976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.