What color is #88413E?

#88413E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Think Brick. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88413E?

The RGB value is 136, 65, 62: 136 red, 65 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88413E?

The complementary color is #3E8588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88413E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88413E color

#88413E rgb(136, 65, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #88413E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 25.5% green and 24.3% blue (136, 65, 62).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 37% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 54% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Think Brick (#834841), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#88413E color codes

HEX	`#88413E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 65, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 25.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 37%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 54%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 54%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.68, 29.99, 16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.68, 34.03, 28.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.914, 9.364, 5.684)`
Decimal	`8929598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88413E, 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 #88413E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#88413E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #88413E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88413e; }
.text { color: #88413e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88413e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 65 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88413e, #88663e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #88413E?: #88413E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Think Brick. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88413E?: The RGB value is 136, 65, 62: 136 red, 65 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88413E?: The complementary color is #3E8588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88413E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.