What color is #866463?

#866463 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 #866463?

The RGB value is 134, 100, 99: 134 red, 100 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866463?

The complementary color is #638586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866463 color

#866463 rgb(134, 100, 99)

Shades of red

The hex color #866463 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 39.2% green and 38.8% blue (134, 100, 99).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#866463 color codes

HEX	`#866463`
RGB	`rgb(134, 100, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 39.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.75, 13.55, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.75, 14.79, 23.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.641, 15.084, 13.837)`
Decimal	`8807523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866463, 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 #866463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #866463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866463; }
.text { color: #866463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 100 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866463, #867663); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866463?: #866463 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 #866463?: The RGB value is 134, 100, 99: 134 red, 100 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866463?: The complementary color is #638586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.