What color is #885818?

#885818 is a dark, moderate orange known as Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grizzly?

The RGB value is 136, 88, 24: 136 red, 88 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grizzly?

The complementary color is #184888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885818?

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

Grizzly color: hex code #885818

#885818 rgb(136, 88, 24)

Shades of brown

Grizzly has the hex code #885818. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 34.5% green and 9.4% blue (136, 88, 24).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 70% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 82% yellow and 47% black.

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

Grizzly (#885818) color codes

HEX	`#885818`
RGB	`rgb(136, 88, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 34.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 70%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 82%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 82%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.66, 14.32, 42.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.66, 44.86, 71.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.809, 12.281, 2.507)`
Decimal	`8935448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grizzly, 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 #885818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #885818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885818; }
.text { color: #885818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 88 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885818, #808818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

See #885818 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #885818?: #885818 is a dark, moderate orange known as Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grizzly?: The RGB value is 136, 88, 24: 136 red, 88 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grizzly?: The complementary color is #184888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885818?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.