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#884961 Color

#884961 is rgb(136, 73, 97) in RGB, hsl(337, 30%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 29%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#884961
HEX#884961
RGBrgb(136, 73, 97)
HSLhsl(337, 30%, 41%)
HSVhsv(337, 46%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 29%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(48.9% 0.09 356.7)
LABlab(39.54% 29.56 -1.62)
LCHlch(39.54% 29.61 356.87)

What #884961 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #884961, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 5.67Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 8.86Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 9.09Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 9.54Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 10.05Catawba#703642ΔE 11.23

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#884961 Channel Values

How #884961 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 136 · G 73 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 30% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 46% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 29% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.62:1 vs white · 3.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #884961 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #884961 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #884961

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #884961; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#884961
Complementary
#498870
Analogous
#884981
Analogous
#885149
Triadic
#618849
Triadic
#496188
Split comp.
#498851
Split comp.
#498188

Tints & Shades of #884961

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A25774
#B2708A
#C18BA0
#D1A9B8
#DFC3CE
#EDDEE4

Shades

#774055
#633647
#532D3B
#42242F
#321B24
#1E1015

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #884961.

How #884961 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#884961
Protanopia#585861
Protanomaly#6E5261
Deuteranopia#63635F
Deuteranomaly#745A60
Tritanopia#864D4D
Tritanomaly#874B55
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #884961 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-884961: #884961;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #884961;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-884961': '#884961' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.286, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_884961">#884961</color>
SVG fillfill="#884961"

More Pink Colors

#884961 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#884961 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #884961?

#884961 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(136, 73, 97) in RGB and hsl(337, 30%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #884961?

#884961 is rgb(136, 73, 97) — red 136, green 73, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #884961?

#884961 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 29%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #884961 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #884961 scores 6.62:1 against white and 3.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #884961 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #884961 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 26.75, which is a different colour altogether.

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