What color is #88795E?

#88795E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88795E?

The RGB value is 136, 121, 94: 136 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88795E?

The complementary color is #5E6D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88795E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88795E color

#88795E rgb(136, 121, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #88795E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.5% green and 36.9% blue (136, 121, 94).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#88795E color codes

HEX	`#88795E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 121, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, 1.39, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 17, 85.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.011, 19.718, 13.392)`
Decimal	`8943966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88795E, 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 #88795E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88795E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #88795E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88795e; }
.text { color: #88795e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88795e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 121 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88795e, #82885e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #88795E?: #88795E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88795E?: The RGB value is 136, 121, 94: 136 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88795E?: The complementary color is #5E6D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88795E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.