What color is #882D17?

#882D17 is a dark, moderate red known as Kobe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kobe?

The RGB value is 136, 45, 23: 136 red, 45 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kobe?

The complementary color is #177288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #882D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kobe color: hex code #882D17

#882D17 rgb(136, 45, 23)

Shades of brown

Kobe has the hex code #882D17. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 17.6% green and 9% blue (136, 45, 23).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 83% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

Kobe (#882D17) color codes

HEX	`#882D17`
RGB	`rgb(136, 45, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 17.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 83%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 83%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.2, 37.71, 34.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.2, 50.84, 42.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.248, 7.175, 1.603)`
Decimal	`8924439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kobe, 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 #882D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#882D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #882D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #882d17; }
.text { color: #882d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #882d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 45 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #882d17, #886517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #882D17 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #882D17?: #882D17 is a dark, moderate red known as Kobe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kobe?: The RGB value is 136, 45, 23: 136 red, 45 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kobe?: The complementary color is #177288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #882D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.