What color is #8886AF?

#8886AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8886AF?

The RGB value is 136, 134, 175: 136 red, 134 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8886AF?

The complementary color is #ADAF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8886AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8886AF color

#8886AF rgb(136, 134, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8886AF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 52.5% green and 68.6% blue (136, 134, 175).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#8886AF color codes

HEX	`#8886AF`
RGB	`rgb(136, 134, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 52.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 23%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, 9.73, -21.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 23.42, 294.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.414, 25.379, 44.056)`
Decimal	`8947375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8886AF, 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 #8886AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8886AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #8886AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8886af; }
.text { color: #8886af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8886af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 134 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8886af, #9d86af); }

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Questions

What color is #8886AF?: #8886AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8886AF?: The RGB value is 136, 134, 175: 136 red, 134 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8886AF?: The complementary color is #ADAF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8886AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.