What color is #886F66?

#886F66 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886F66?

The RGB value is 136, 111, 102: 136 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886F66?

The complementary color is #667F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886F66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886F66 color

#886F66 rgb(136, 111, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #886F66 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 43.5% green and 40% blue (136, 111, 102).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#886F66 color codes

HEX	`#886F66`
RGB	`rgb(136, 111, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 43.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.96, 8.37, 8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.96, 12.09, 46.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.236, 17.563, 14.997)`
Decimal	`8941414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886F66, 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 #886F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #886F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886f66; }
.text { color: #886f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 111 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886f66, #888066); }

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Questions

What color is #886F66?: #886F66 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886F66?: The RGB value is 136, 111, 102: 136 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886F66?: The complementary color is #667F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886F66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.