What color is #88876E?

#88876E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88876E?

The RGB value is 136, 135, 110: 136 red, 135 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88876E?

The complementary color is #6E6F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88876E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88876E color

#88876E rgb(136, 135, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #88876E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 52.9% green and 43.1% blue (136, 135, 110).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#88876E color codes

HEX	`#88876E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 135, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 52.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, -4.1, 13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 14.22, 106.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.632, 23.688, 18.182)`
Decimal	`8947566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88876E, 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 #88876E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88876E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #88876E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88876e; }
.text { color: #88876e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88876e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 135 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88876e, #7c886e); }

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Questions

What color is #88876E?: #88876E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88876E?: The RGB value is 136, 135, 110: 136 red, 135 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88876E?: The complementary color is #6E6F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88876E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.