What color is #883C35?

#883C35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Thunderbird. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #883C35?

The RGB value is 136, 60, 53: 136 red, 60 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #883C35?

The complementary color is #358188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #883C35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#883C35 color

#883C35 rgb(136, 60, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #883C35 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 23.5% green and 20.8% blue (136, 60, 53).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 44% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 61% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thunderbird (#923830), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#883C35 color codes

HEX	`#883C35`
RGB	`rgb(136, 60, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 23.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 44%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 61%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, 31.92, 20.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 37.71, 32.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.413, 8.724, 4.398)`
Decimal	`8928309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #883C35, 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 #883C35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#883C35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #883C35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #883c35; }
.text { color: #883c35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #883c35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 60 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #883c35, #886635); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #883C35?: #883C35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Thunderbird. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #883C35?: The RGB value is 136, 60, 53: 136 red, 60 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #883C35?: The complementary color is #358188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #883C35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.