What color is #866262?

#866262 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 #866262?

The RGB value is 134, 98, 98: 134 red, 98 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866262?

The complementary color is #628686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866262?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866262 color

#866262 rgb(134, 98, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #866262 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 38.4% green and 38.4% blue (134, 98, 98).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#866262 color codes

HEX	`#866262`
RGB	`rgb(134, 98, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 38.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, 14.58, 5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 15.67, 21.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.404, 14.686, 13.524)`
Decimal	`8807010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866262, 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 #866262	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866262 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #866262 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866262; }
.text { color: #866262; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866262; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 98 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866262, #867462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866262?: #866262 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 #866262?: The RGB value is 134, 98, 98: 134 red, 98 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866262?: The complementary color is #628686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866262?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.