What color is #888460?

#888460 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888460?

The RGB value is 136, 132, 96: 136 red, 132 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888460?

The complementary color is #606488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888460?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888460 color

#888460 rgb(136, 132, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #888460 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.8% green and 37.6% blue (136, 132, 96).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#888460 color codes

HEX	`#888460`
RGB	`rgb(136, 132, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.64, -4.55, 20.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.64, 20.54, 102.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.516, 22.582, 14.342)`
Decimal	`8946784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888460, 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 #888460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #888460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888460; }
.text { color: #888460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 132 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888460, #788860); }

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Questions

What color is #888460?: #888460 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888460?: The RGB value is 136, 132, 96: 136 red, 132 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888460?: The complementary color is #606488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888460?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.