What color is #88895E?

#88895E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88895E?

The RGB value is 136, 137, 94: 136 red, 137 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88895E?

The complementary color is #5F5E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88895E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88895E color

#88895E rgb(136, 137, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #88895E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 53.7% green and 36.9% blue (136, 137, 94).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#88895E color codes

HEX	`#88895E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 137, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 53.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 31%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.02, -7.59, 23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.02, 24.22, 108.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.119, 23.934, 14.095)`
Decimal	`8948062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88895E, 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 #88895E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88895E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #88895E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88895e; }
.text { color: #88895e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88895e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 137 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88895e, #72895e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #88895E?: #88895E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88895E?: The RGB value is 136, 137, 94: 136 red, 137 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88895E?: The complementary color is #5F5E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88895E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.