What color is #88686B?

#88686B 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 #88686B?

The RGB value is 136, 104, 107: 136 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88686B?

The complementary color is #688885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88686B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88686B color

#88686B rgb(136, 104, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #88686B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 40.8% green and 42% blue (136, 104, 107).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#88686B color codes

HEX	`#88686B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 104, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 40.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.23, 13.29, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.23, 13.68, 13.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.758, 16.197, 16.098)`
Decimal	`8939627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88686B, 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 #88686B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#88686B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #88686B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88686b; }
.text { color: #88686b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88686b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 104 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88686b, #887568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #88686B?: #88686B 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 #88686B?: The RGB value is 136, 104, 107: 136 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88686B?: The complementary color is #688885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88686B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.