What color is #887A66?

#887A66 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 #887A66?

The RGB value is 136, 122, 102: 136 red, 122 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887A66?

The complementary color is #667488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887A66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887A66 color

#887A66 rgb(136, 122, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #887A66 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.8% green and 40% blue (136, 122, 102).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#887A66 color codes

HEX	`#887A66`
RGB	`rgb(136, 122, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.96, 2, 12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.96, 13.08, 81.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.511, 20.113, 15.422)`
Decimal	`8944230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887A66, 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 #887A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #887A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887a66; }
.text { color: #887a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 122 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887a66, #858866); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #887A66?: #887A66 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 #887A66?: The RGB value is 136, 122, 102: 136 red, 122 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887A66?: The complementary color is #667488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887A66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.