What color is #888070?

#888070 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888070?

The RGB value is 136, 128, 112: 136 red, 128 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888070?

The complementary color is #707888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888070?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888070 color

#888070 rgb(136, 128, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #888070 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 50.2% green and 43.9% blue (136, 128, 112).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#888070 color codes

HEX	`#888070`
RGB	`rgb(136, 128, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 50.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.86, 0.17, 9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.86, 9.78, 88.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.797, 21.843, 18.447)`
Decimal	`8945776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888070, 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 #888070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #888070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888070; }
.text { color: #888070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 128 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888070, #848870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #888070?: #888070 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888070?: The RGB value is 136, 128, 112: 136 red, 128 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888070?: The complementary color is #707888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888070?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.