What color is #886D70?

#886D70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886D70?

The RGB value is 136, 109, 112: 136 red, 109 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886D70?

The complementary color is #6D8885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886D70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886D70 color

#886D70 rgb(136, 109, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #886D70 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 42.7% green and 43.9% blue (136, 109, 112).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#886D70 color codes

HEX	`#886D70`
RGB	`rgb(136, 109, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 42.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.69, 11.18, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.69, 11.43, 12.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.547, 17.342, 17.696)`
Decimal	`8940912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886D70, 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 #886D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #886D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886d70; }
.text { color: #886d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 109 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886d70, #88776d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #886D70?: #886D70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886D70?: The RGB value is 136, 109, 112: 136 red, 109 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886D70?: The complementary color is #6D8885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886D70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.