What color is #866167?

#866167 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866167?

The RGB value is 134, 97, 103: 134 red, 97 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866167?

The complementary color is #618680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866167?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866167 color

#866167 rgb(134, 97, 103)

Shades of red

The hex color #866167 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 38% green and 40.4% blue (134, 97, 103).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 23% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#866167 color codes

HEX	`#866167`
RGB	`rgb(134, 97, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 38%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.08, 15.96, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.08, 16.16, 9.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.555, 14.598, 14.775)`
Decimal	`8806759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866167, 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 #866167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #866167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866167; }
.text { color: #866167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 97 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866167, #866e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #866167?: #866167 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866167?: The RGB value is 134, 97, 103: 134 red, 97 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866167?: The complementary color is #618680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866167?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.