What color is #885E33?

#885E33 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #885E33?

The RGB value is 136, 94, 51: 136 red, 94 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #885E33?

The complementary color is #335D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#885E33 color

#885E33 rgb(136, 94, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #885E33 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 36.9% green and 20% blue (136, 94, 51).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 63% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Hot Curry (#815B28), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#885E33 color codes

HEX	`#885E33`
RGB	`rgb(136, 94, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 36.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 63%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 63%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.48, 12.35, 31.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.48, 33.5, 68.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.755, 13.48, 4.956)`
Decimal	`8937011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #885E33, 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 #885E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #885E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885e33; }
.text { color: #885e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 94 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885e33, #878833); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Russet.

Questions

What color is #885E33?: #885E33 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #885E33?: The RGB value is 136, 94, 51: 136 red, 94 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #885E33?: The complementary color is #335D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.