What color is #86593F?

#86593F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86593F?

The RGB value is 134, 89, 63: 134 red, 89 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86593F?

The complementary color is #3F6C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86593F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86593F color

#86593F rgb(134, 89, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #86593F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 34.9% green and 24.7% blue (134, 89, 63).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 36% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 53% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Wood (#855E42), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#86593F color codes

HEX	`#86593F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 89, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 34.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 36%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 53%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 53%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.11, 15.46, 22.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.11, 27.32, 55.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.302, 12.573, 6.375)`
Decimal	`8804671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86593F, 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 #86593F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#86593F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #86593F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86593f; }
.text { color: #86593f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86593f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 89 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86593f, #867d3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #86593F?: #86593F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86593F?: The RGB value is 134, 89, 63: 134 red, 89 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86593F?: The complementary color is #3F6C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86593F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.