What color is #887168?

#887168 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887168?

The RGB value is 136, 113, 104: 136 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887168?

The complementary color is #687F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887168?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887168 color

#887168 rgb(136, 113, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #887168 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 44.3% green and 40.8% blue (136, 113, 104).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#887168 color codes

HEX	`#887168`
RGB	`rgb(136, 113, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 44.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, 7.52, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 11.25, 48.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.557, 18.045, 15.599)`
Decimal	`8941928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887168, 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 #887168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#887168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #887168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887168; }
.text { color: #887168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 113 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887168, #888168); }

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Questions

What color is #887168?: #887168 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887168?: The RGB value is 136, 113, 104: 136 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887168?: The complementary color is #687F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887168?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.