What color is #886A52?

#886A52 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886A52?

The RGB value is 136, 106, 82: 136 red, 106 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886A52?

The complementary color is #527088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886A52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886A52 color

#886A52 rgb(136, 106, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #886A52 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 41.6% green and 32.2% blue (136, 106, 82).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 25% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 40% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#886A52 color codes

HEX	`#886A52`
RGB	`rgb(136, 106, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 41.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 25%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 40%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, 8.47, 18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 19.94, 64.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.831, 16.152, 10.212)`
Decimal	`8940114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886A52, 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 #886A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #886A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886a52; }
.text { color: #886a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 106 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886a52, #888552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #886A52?: #886A52 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886A52?: The RGB value is 136, 106, 82: 136 red, 106 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886A52?: The complementary color is #527088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886A52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.