What color is #886564?

#886564 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 #886564?

The RGB value is 136, 101, 100: 136 red, 101 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886564?

The complementary color is #648788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886564 color

#886564 rgb(136, 101, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #886564 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 39.6% green and 39.2% blue (136, 101, 100).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#886564 color codes

HEX	`#886564`
RGB	`rgb(136, 101, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 39.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.26, 13.94, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.26, 15.2, 23.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.108, 15.463, 14.138)`
Decimal	`8938852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886564, 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 #886564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #886564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886564; }
.text { color: #886564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 101 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886564, #887764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #886564?: #886564 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 #886564?: The RGB value is 136, 101, 100: 136 red, 101 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886564?: The complementary color is #648788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.