What color is #866961?

#866961 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866961?

The RGB value is 134, 105, 97: 134 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866961?

The complementary color is #617E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866961 color

#866961 rgb(134, 105, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #866961 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 41.2% green and 38% blue (134, 105, 97).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#866961 color codes

HEX	`#866961`
RGB	`rgb(134, 105, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 41.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.02, 10.3, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.02, 13.62, 40.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.041, 16.035, 13.504)`
Decimal	`8808801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866961, 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 #866961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #866961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866961; }
.text { color: #866961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 105 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866961, #867c61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866961?: #866961 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866961?: The RGB value is 134, 105, 97: 134 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866961?: The complementary color is #617E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.