What color is #865E31?

#865E31 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #865E31?

The RGB value is 134, 94, 49: 134 red, 94 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865E31?

The complementary color is #315986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865E31 color

#865E31 rgb(134, 94, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #865E31 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 36.9% green and 19.2% blue (134, 94, 49).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 46% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 63% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Hot Curry (#815B28), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#865E31 color codes

HEX	`#865E31`
RGB	`rgb(134, 94, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 36.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 46%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 63%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 63%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.21, 11.28, 31.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.21, 33.79, 70.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.389, 13.297, 4.714)`
Decimal	`8805937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865E31, 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 #865E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #865E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865e31; }
.text { color: #865e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 94 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865e31, #848631); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Russet.

Questions

What color is #865E31?: #865E31 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #865E31?: The RGB value is 134, 94, 49: 134 red, 94 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865E31?: The complementary color is #315986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.