What color is #863E56?

#863E56 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #863E56?

The RGB value is 134, 62, 86: 134 red, 62 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #863E56?

The complementary color is #3E866E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #863E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#863E56 color

#863E56 rgb(134, 62, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #863E56 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 24.3% green and 33.7% blue (134, 62, 86).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 37% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 36% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#863E56 color codes

HEX	`#863E56`
RGB	`rgb(134, 62, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 24.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 37%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 54%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 36%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.34, 33.55, 0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.34, 33.55, 0.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.235, 9.187, 9.879)`
Decimal	`8797782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #863E56, 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 #863E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#863E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #863E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #863e56; }
.text { color: #863e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #863e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 62 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #863e56, #864a3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #863E56?: #863E56 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #863E56?: The RGB value is 134, 62, 86: 134 red, 62 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #863E56?: The complementary color is #3E866E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #863E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.