What color is #88746B?

#88746B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88746B?

The RGB value is 136, 116, 107: 136 red, 116 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88746B?

The complementary color is #6B7F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88746B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88746B color

#88746B rgb(136, 116, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88746B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 45.5% green and 42% blue (136, 116, 107).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#88746B color codes

HEX	`#88746B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 116, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 45.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.44, 6.26, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.44, 10.04, 51.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.053, 18.787, 16.53)`
Decimal	`8942699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88746B, 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 #88746B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88746B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #88746B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88746b; }
.text { color: #88746b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88746b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 116 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88746b, #88836b); }

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Questions

What color is #88746B?: #88746B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88746B?: The RGB value is 136, 116, 107: 136 red, 116 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88746B?: The complementary color is #6B7F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88746B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.