What color is #88896D?

#88896D 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 #88896D?

The RGB value is 136, 137, 109: 136 red, 137 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88896D?

The complementary color is #6E6D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88896D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88896D color

#88896D rgb(136, 137, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #88896D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 53.7% green and 42.7% blue (136, 137, 109).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#88896D color codes

HEX	`#88896D`
RGB	`rgb(136, 137, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 53.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.32, -5.37, 14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.32, 15.88, 109.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.859, 24.23, 17.99)`
Decimal	`8948077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88896D, 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 #88896D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88896D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #88896D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88896d; }
.text { color: #88896d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88896d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 137 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88896d, #7a896d); }

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Questions

What color is #88896D?: #88896D 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 #88896D?: The RGB value is 136, 137, 109: 136 red, 137 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88896D?: The complementary color is #6E6D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88896D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.