What color is #885D34?

#885D34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Precious Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #885D34?

The RGB value is 136, 93, 52: 136 red, 93 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #885D34?

The complementary color is #345F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885D34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#885D34 color

#885D34 rgb(136, 93, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #885D34 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 36.5% green and 20.4% blue (136, 93, 52).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 62% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Precious Copper (#885522), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#885D34 color codes

HEX	`#885D34`
RGB	`rgb(136, 93, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 36.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 62%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 62%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.23, 13.02, 30.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.23, 32.97, 66.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.688, 13.312, 5.044)`
Decimal	`8936756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #885D34, 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 #885D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #885D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885d34; }
.text { color: #885d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 93 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885d34, #888734); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Russet.

Questions

What color is #885D34?: #885D34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Precious Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #885D34?: The RGB value is 136, 93, 52: 136 red, 93 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #885D34?: The complementary color is #345F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885D34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.