What color is #887664?

#887664 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887664?

The RGB value is 136, 118, 100: 136 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887664?

The complementary color is #647688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887664?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887664 color

#887664 rgb(136, 118, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #887664 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 46.3% green and 39.2% blue (136, 118, 100).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#887664 color codes

HEX	`#887664`
RGB	`rgb(136, 118, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 46.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 4, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 13.12, 72.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.932, 19.112, 14.746)`
Decimal	`8943204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887664, 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 #887664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #887664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887664; }
.text { color: #887664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 118 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887664, #888864); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #887664?: #887664 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887664?: The RGB value is 136, 118, 100: 136 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887664?: The complementary color is #647688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887664?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.