What color is #887752?

#887752 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887752?

The RGB value is 136, 119, 82: 136 red, 119 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887752?

The complementary color is #526388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887752?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887752 color

#887752 rgb(136, 119, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #887752 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 46.7% green and 32.2% blue (136, 119, 82).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 25% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 40% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#887752 color codes

HEX	`#887752`
RGB	`rgb(136, 119, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 46.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 25%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 40%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.73, 0.94, 22.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.73, 22.8, 87.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.274, 19.038, 10.693)`
Decimal	`8943442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887752, 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 #887752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #887752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887752; }
.text { color: #887752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 119 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887752, #7e8852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #887752?: #887752 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887752?: The RGB value is 136, 119, 82: 136 red, 119 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887752?: The complementary color is #526388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887752?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.