What color is #887C65?

#887C65 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 #887C65?

The RGB value is 136, 124, 101: 136 red, 124 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887C65?

The complementary color is #657188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887C65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887C65 color

#887C65 rgb(136, 124, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #887C65 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 48.6% green and 39.6% blue (136, 124, 101).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#887C65 color codes

HEX	`#887C65`
RGB	`rgb(136, 124, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 48.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, 0.7, 14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 14.26, 87.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.71, 20.59, 15.245)`
Decimal	`8944741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887C65, 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 #887C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #887C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887c65; }
.text { color: #887c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 124 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887c65, #838865); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #887C65?: #887C65 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 #887C65?: The RGB value is 136, 124, 101: 136 red, 124 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887C65?: The complementary color is #657188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887C65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.