What color is #882211?

#882211 is a dark, moderate red known as Minotaurus Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Minotaurus Brown?

The RGB value is 136, 34, 17: 136 red, 34 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Minotaurus Brown?

The complementary color is #117788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #882211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Minotaurus Brown color: hex code #882211

#882211 rgb(136, 34, 17)

Shades of brown

Minotaurus Brown has the hex code #882211. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 13.3% green and 6.7% blue (136, 34, 17).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 78% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 88% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

Minotaurus Brown (#882211) color codes

HEX	`#882211`
RGB	`rgb(136, 34, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 13.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 78%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 88%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 88%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.45, 42.17, 35.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.45, 55.18, 40.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.828, 6.42, 1.199)`
Decimal	`8921617`
Short hex	`#821`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Minotaurus Brown, 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 #882211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#882211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #882211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #882211; }
.text { color: #882211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #882211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 34 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #882211, #885d11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #882211 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #882211?: #882211 is a dark, moderate red known as Minotaurus Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Minotaurus Brown?: The RGB value is 136, 34, 17: 136 red, 34 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Minotaurus Brown?: The complementary color is #117788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #882211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.