What color is #888164?

#888164 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888164?

The RGB value is 136, 129, 100: 136 red, 129 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888164?

The complementary color is #646B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888164?

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.

#888164 color

#888164 rgb(136, 129, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #888164 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 50.6% green and 39.2% blue (136, 129, 100).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#888164 color codes

HEX	`#888164`
RGB	`rgb(136, 129, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 50.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, -2.28, 16.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 16.87, 97.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.304, 21.855, 15.203)`
Decimal	`8946020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888164, 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 #888164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888164 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 #888164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888164; }
.text { color: #888164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 129 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888164, #7d8864); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #888164?: #888164 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888164?: The RGB value is 136, 129, 100: 136 red, 129 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888164?: The complementary color is #646B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888164?: 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.