What color is #885D56?

#885D56 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #885D56?

The RGB value is 136, 93, 86: 136 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #885D56?

The complementary color is #568188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#885D56 color

#885D56 rgb(136, 93, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #885D56 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 36.5% green and 33.7% blue (136, 93, 86).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 37% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#885D56 color codes

HEX	`#885D56`
RGB	`rgb(136, 93, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 36.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 37%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.85, 16.64, 11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.85, 20.01, 33.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.748, 13.736, 10.624)`
Decimal	`8936790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #885D56, 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 #885D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #885D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885d56; }
.text { color: #885d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 93 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885d56, #887656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #885D56?: #885D56 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #885D56?: The RGB value is 136, 93, 86: 136 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #885D56?: The complementary color is #568188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.