What color is #88805D?

#88805D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88805D?

The RGB value is 136, 128, 93: 136 red, 128 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88805D?

The complementary color is #5D6588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88805D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88805D color

#88805D rgb(136, 128, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #88805D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 50.2% green and 36.5% blue (136, 128, 93).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#88805D color codes

HEX	`#88805D`
RGB	`rgb(136, 128, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 50.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.45, -2.72, 20.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.45, 20.32, 97.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.848, 21.463, 13.451)`
Decimal	`8945757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88805D, 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 #88805D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88805D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #88805D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88805d; }
.text { color: #88805d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88805d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 128 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88805d, #7a885d); }

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Questions

What color is #88805D?: #88805D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88805D?: The RGB value is 136, 128, 93: 136 red, 128 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88805D?: The complementary color is #5D6588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88805D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.