What color is #885956?

#885956 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #885956?

The RGB value is 136, 89, 86: 136 red, 89 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #885956?

The complementary color is #568588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#885956 color

#885956 rgb(136, 89, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #885956 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 34.9% green and 33.7% blue (136, 89, 86).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 37% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#885956 color codes

HEX	`#885956`
RGB	`rgb(136, 89, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 34.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 37%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.84, 18.99, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.84, 21.33, 27.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.406, 13.052, 10.51)`
Decimal	`8935766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #885956, 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 #885956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #885956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885956; }
.text { color: #885956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 89 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885956, #887256); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #885956?: #885956 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #885956?: The RGB value is 136, 89, 86: 136 red, 89 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #885956?: The complementary color is #568588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.