What color is #863C34?

#863C34 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dockside Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #863C34?

The RGB value is 134, 60, 52: 134 red, 60 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #863C34?

The complementary color is #347E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #863C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#863C34 color

#863C34 rgb(134, 60, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #863C34 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 23.5% green and 20.4% blue (134, 60, 52).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 44% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 61% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dockside Red (#813533), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#863C34 color codes

HEX	`#863C34`
RGB	`rgb(134, 60, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 23.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 44%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 61%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.1, 31.04, 20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.1, 37.03, 33.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.068, 8.549, 4.263)`
Decimal	`8797236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #863C34, 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 #863C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#863C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #863C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #863c34; }
.text { color: #863c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #863c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 60 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #863c34, #866534); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #863C34?: #863C34 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dockside Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #863C34?: The RGB value is 134, 60, 52: 134 red, 60 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #863C34?: The complementary color is #347E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #863C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.