What color is #886B2E?

#886B2E is a dark, desaturated orange known as Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aged Antics?

The RGB value is 136, 107, 46: 136 red, 107 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aged Antics?

The complementary color is #2E4B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886B2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aged Antics color: hex code #886B2E

#886B2E rgb(136, 107, 46)

Shades of brown

Aged Antics has the hex code #886B2E. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 42% green and 18% blue (136, 107, 46).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 49% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 66% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

Aged Antics (#886B2E) color codes

HEX	`#886B2E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 107, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 42%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 49%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 66%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 66%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.91, 4.38, 37.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.91, 37.94, 83.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.905, 15.948, 4.825)`
Decimal	`8940334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aged Antics, 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 #886B2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886B2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	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 #886B2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886b2e; }
.text { color: #886b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886b2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 107 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886b2e, #78882e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

See #886B2E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #886B2E?: #886B2E is a dark, desaturated orange known as Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aged Antics?: The RGB value is 136, 107, 46: 136 red, 107 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aged Antics?: The complementary color is #2E4B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886B2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.