What color is #88756F?

#88756F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88756F?

The RGB value is 136, 117, 111: 136 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88756F?

The complementary color is #6F8288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88756F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88756F color

#88756F rgb(136, 117, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88756F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 45.9% green and 43.5% blue (136, 117, 111).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#88756F color codes

HEX	`#88756F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 117, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 45.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, 6.34, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 8.75, 43.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.384, 19.105, 17.702)`
Decimal	`8942959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88756F, 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 #88756F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88756F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #88756F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88756f; }
.text { color: #88756f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88756f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 117 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88756f, #88826f); }

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Questions

What color is #88756F?: #88756F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88756F?: The RGB value is 136, 117, 111: 136 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88756F?: The complementary color is #6F8288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88756F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.