What color is #88725E?

#88725E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88725E?

The RGB value is 136, 114, 94: 136 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88725E?

The complementary color is #5E7488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88725E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88725E color

#88725E rgb(136, 114, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #88725E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 44.7% green and 36.9% blue (136, 114, 94).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#88725E color codes

HEX	`#88725E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 114, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 44.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, 5.43, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 15.3, 69.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.191, 18.078, 13.119)`
Decimal	`8942174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88725E, 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 #88725E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#88725E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #88725E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88725e; }
.text { color: #88725e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88725e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 114 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88725e, #88875e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #88725E?: #88725E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88725E?: The RGB value is 136, 114, 94: 136 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88725E?: The complementary color is #5E7488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88725E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.