What color is #866057?

#866057 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866057?

The RGB value is 134, 96, 87: 134 red, 96 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866057?

The complementary color is #577D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866057?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866057 color

#866057 rgb(134, 96, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #866057 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 37.6% green and 34.1% blue (134, 96, 87).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 35% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#866057 color codes

HEX	`#866057`
RGB	`rgb(134, 96, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 37.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 35%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.41, 14.16, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.41, 18.09, 38.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.735, 14.123, 10.912)`
Decimal	`8806487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866057, 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 #866057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #866057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866057; }
.text { color: #866057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 96 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866057, #867857); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #866057?: #866057 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866057?: The RGB value is 134, 96, 87: 134 red, 96 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866057?: The complementary color is #577D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866057?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.