What color is #886165?

#886165 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886165?

The RGB value is 136, 97, 101: 136 red, 97 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886165?

The complementary color is #618884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886165?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886165 color

#886165 rgb(136, 97, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #886165 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 38% green and 39.6% blue (136, 97, 101).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#886165 color codes

HEX	`#886165`
RGB	`rgb(136, 97, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 38%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, 16.45, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 16.94, 13.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.777, 14.724, 14.268)`
Decimal	`8937829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886165, 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 #886165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #886165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886165; }
.text { color: #886165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 97 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886165, #887161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #886165?: #886165 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886165?: The RGB value is 136, 97, 101: 136 red, 97 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886165?: The complementary color is #618884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886165?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.