What color is #88788F?

#88788F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88788F?

The RGB value is 136, 120, 143: 136 red, 120 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88788F?

The complementary color is #7F8F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88788F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88788F color

#88788F rgb(136, 120, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #88788F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.1% green and 56.1% blue (136, 120, 143).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#88788F color codes

HEX	`#88788F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 120, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.56, 10.65, -10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.56, 14.74, 316.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.827, 20.651, 28.817)`
Decimal	`8943759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88788F, 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 #88788F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88788F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #88788F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88788f; }
.text { color: #88788f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88788f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 120 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88788f, #8f788b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #88788F?: #88788F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88788F?: The RGB value is 136, 120, 143: 136 red, 120 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88788F?: The complementary color is #7F8F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88788F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.