What color is #885522?

#885522 is a dark, moderate orange known as Precious Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Precious Copper?

The RGB value is 136, 85, 34: 136 red, 85 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Precious Copper?

The complementary color is #225588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Precious Copper color: hex code #885522

#885522 rgb(136, 85, 34)

Shades of brown

Precious Copper has the hex code #885522. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 33.3% green and 13.3% blue (136, 85, 34).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 60% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 75% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

Precious Copper (#885522) color codes

HEX	`#885522`
RGB	`rgb(136, 85, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 33.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 60%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 75%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 75%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.97, 16.53, 37.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.97, 40.8, 66.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.692, 11.848, 3.079)`
Decimal	`8934690`
Short hex	`#852`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Precious Copper, 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 #885522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #885522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885522; }
.text { color: #885522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 85 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885522, #888822); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #885522 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #885522?: #885522 is a dark, moderate orange known as Precious Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Precious Copper?: The RGB value is 136, 85, 34: 136 red, 85 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Precious Copper?: The complementary color is #225588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.