What color is #865851?

#865851 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #865851?

The RGB value is 134, 88, 81: 134 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865851?

The complementary color is #517F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865851 color

#865851 rgb(134, 88, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #865851 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 34.5% green and 31.8% blue (134, 88, 81).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 40% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#865851 color codes

HEX	`#865851`
RGB	`rgb(134, 88, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 34.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 40%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.22, 18.09, 11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.22, 21.62, 33.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.807, 12.643, 9.443)`
Decimal	`8804433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865851, 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 #865851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	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 #865851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865851; }
.text { color: #865851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 88 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865851, #867251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #865851?: #865851 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #865851?: The RGB value is 134, 88, 81: 134 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865851?: The complementary color is #517F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.