What color is #86434E?

#86434E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86434E?

The RGB value is 134, 67, 78: 134 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86434E?

The complementary color is #43867B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86434E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86434E color

#86434E rgb(134, 67, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #86434E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 26.3% green and 30.6% blue (134, 67, 78).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 42% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#86434E color codes

HEX	`#86434E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 67, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 26.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 50%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 42%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.18, 29.81, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.18, 30.54, 12.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.215, 9.634, 8.37)`
Decimal	`8799054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86434E, 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 #86434E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#86434E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #86434E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86434e; }
.text { color: #86434e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86434e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 67 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86434e, #865a43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #86434E?: #86434E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86434E?: The RGB value is 134, 67, 78: 134 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86434E?: The complementary color is #43867B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86434E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.