What color is #88432E?

#88432E is a dark, desaturated red known as Olive Niçoise. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Olive Niçoise?

The RGB value is 136, 67, 46: 136 red, 67 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Olive Niçoise?

The complementary color is #2E7388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88432E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Olive Niçoise color: hex code #88432E

#88432E rgb(136, 67, 46)

Shades of brown

Olive Niçoise has the hex code #88432E. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 26.3% green and 18% blue (136, 67, 46).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 49% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 66% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

Olive Niçoise (#88432E) color codes

HEX	`#88432E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 67, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 26.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 49%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 66%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 66%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.83, 27.59, 26.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.83, 37.96, 43.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.655, 9.447, 3.741)`
Decimal	`8930094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Olive Niçoise, 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 #88432E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#88432E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #88432E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88432e; }
.text { color: #88432e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88432e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 67 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88432e, #88702e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88432E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88432E?: #88432E is a dark, desaturated red known as Olive Niçoise. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Olive Niçoise?: The RGB value is 136, 67, 46: 136 red, 67 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Olive Niçoise?: The complementary color is #2E7388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88432E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.