What color is #884A44?

#884A44 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Think Brick. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #884A44?

The RGB value is 136, 74, 68: 136 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #884A44?

The complementary color is #448288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #884A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#884A44 color

#884A44 rgb(136, 74, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #884A44 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 29% green and 26.7% blue (136, 74, 68).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 33% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 50% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Think Brick (#834841), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#884A44 color codes

HEX	`#884A44`
RGB	`rgb(136, 74, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 29%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 33%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 50%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 50%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.81, 25.55, 15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.81, 29.74, 30.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.646, 10.55, 6.785)`
Decimal	`8931908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #884A44, 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 #884A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#884A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #884A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #884a44; }
.text { color: #884a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #884a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 74 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #884a44, #886c44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #884A44?: #884A44 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Think Brick. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #884A44?: The RGB value is 136, 74, 68: 136 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #884A44?: The complementary color is #448288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #884A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.