What color is #884400?

#884400 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #884400?

The RGB value is 136, 68, 0: 136 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #884400?

The complementary color is #004488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #884400?

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.

#884400 color

#884400 rgb(136, 68, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #884400 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 26.7% green and 0% blue (136, 68, 0).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 100% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Brown (#7B3F00), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#884400 color codes

HEX	`#884400`
RGB	`rgb(136, 68, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 26.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.69, 25.27, 46.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.69, 53.16, 61.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.222, 9.37, 1.165)`
Decimal	`8930304`
Short hex	`#840`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #884400, 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 #884400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#884400 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 #884400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #884400; }
.text { color: #884400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #884400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 68 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #884400, #888800); }

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Questions

What color is #884400?: #884400 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #884400?: The RGB value is 136, 68, 0: 136 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #884400?: The complementary color is #004488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #884400?: 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.