What color is #88735F?

#88735F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88735F?

The RGB value is 136, 115, 95: 136 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88735F?

The complementary color is #5F7488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88735F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88735F color

#88735F rgb(136, 115, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #88735F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 45.1% green and 37.3% blue (136, 115, 95).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#88735F color codes

HEX	`#88735F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 115, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 45.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, 4.99, 14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 14.98, 70.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.35, 18.323, 13.394)`
Decimal	`8942431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88735F, 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 #88735F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#88735F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #88735F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88735f; }
.text { color: #88735f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88735f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 115 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88735f, #88875f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #88735F?: #88735F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88735F?: The RGB value is 136, 115, 95: 136 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88735F?: The complementary color is #5F7488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88735F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.