What color is #886F6B?

#886F6B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886F6B?

The RGB value is 136, 111, 107: 136 red, 111 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886F6B?

The complementary color is #6B8488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886F6B color

#886F6B rgb(136, 111, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #886F6B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 43.5% green and 42% blue (136, 111, 107).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#886F6B color codes

HEX	`#886F6B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 111, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 43.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, 9.17, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 10.92, 32.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.492, 17.665, 16.343)`
Decimal	`8941419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886F6B, 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 #886F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #886F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886f6b; }
.text { color: #886f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 111 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886f6b, #887d6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #886F6B?: #886F6B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886F6B?: The RGB value is 136, 111, 107: 136 red, 111 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886F6B?: The complementary color is #6B8488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.