What color is #88766E?

#88766E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88766E?

The RGB value is 136, 118, 110: 136 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88766E?

The complementary color is #6E8088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88766E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88766E color

#88766E rgb(136, 118, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88766E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 46.3% green and 43.1% blue (136, 118, 110).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#88766E color codes

HEX	`#88766E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 118, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 46.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, 5.59, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 8.93, 51.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.446, 19.317, 17.453)`
Decimal	`8943214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88766E, 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 #88766E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88766E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #88766E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88766e; }
.text { color: #88766e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88766e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 118 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88766e, #88836e); }

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Questions

What color is #88766E?: #88766E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88766E?: The RGB value is 136, 118, 110: 136 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88766E?: The complementary color is #6E8088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88766E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.