What color is #886C5E?

#886C5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886C5E?

The RGB value is 136, 108, 94: 136 red, 108 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886C5E?

The complementary color is #5E7A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886C5E color

#886C5E rgb(136, 108, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #886C5E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 42.4% green and 36.9% blue (136, 108, 94).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#886C5E color codes

HEX	`#886C5E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 108, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 42.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.97, 8.93, 12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.97, 15, 53.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.537, 16.768, 12.9)`
Decimal	`8940638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886C5E, 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 #886C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #886C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886c5e; }
.text { color: #886c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 108 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886c5e, #88815e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #886C5E?: #886C5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886C5E?: The RGB value is 136, 108, 94: 136 red, 108 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886C5E?: The complementary color is #5E7A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.