What color is #88806A?

#88806A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88806A?

The RGB value is 136, 128, 106: 136 red, 128 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88806A?

The complementary color is #6A7288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88806A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88806A color

#88806A rgb(136, 128, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #88806A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 50.2% green and 41.6% blue (136, 128, 106).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#88806A color codes

HEX	`#88806A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 128, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 50.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.72, -0.8, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.72, 13.08, 93.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.474, 21.714, 16.745)`
Decimal	`8945770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88806A, 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 #88806A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88806A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #88806A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88806a; }
.text { color: #88806a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88806a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 128 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88806a, #81886a); }

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Questions

What color is #88806A?: #88806A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88806A?: The RGB value is 136, 128, 106: 136 red, 128 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88806A?: The complementary color is #6A7288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88806A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.