What color is #887662?

#887662 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887662?

The RGB value is 136, 118, 98: 136 red, 118 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887662?

The complementary color is #627488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887662?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887662 color

#887662 rgb(136, 118, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #887662 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 46.3% green and 38.4% blue (136, 118, 98).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#887662 color codes

HEX	`#887662`
RGB	`rgb(136, 118, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 46.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.77, 3.7, 13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.77, 14.1, 74.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.837, 19.074, 14.242)`
Decimal	`8943202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887662, 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 #887662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #887662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887662; }
.text { color: #887662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 118 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887662, #878862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #887662?: #887662 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887662?: The RGB value is 136, 118, 98: 136 red, 118 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887662?: The complementary color is #627488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887662?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.