What color is #9888B8?

#9888B8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9888B8?

The RGB value is 152, 136, 184: 152 red, 136 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9888B8?

The complementary color is #A8B888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9888B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9888B8 color

#9888B8 rgb(152, 136, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9888B8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 53.3% green and 72.2% blue (152, 136, 184).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#9888B8 color codes

HEX	`#9888B8`
RGB	`rgb(152, 136, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 53.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.66, 15.84, -22.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.66, 27.86, 304.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.403, 27.744, 49.092)`
Decimal	`9996472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9888B8, 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 #9888B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9888B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #9888B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9888b8; }
.text { color: #9888b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9888b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 136 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9888b8, #b088b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9888B8?: #9888B8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9888B8?: The RGB value is 152, 136, 184: 152 red, 136 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9888B8?: The complementary color is #A8B888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9888B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.