What color is #866A69?

#866A69 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866A69?

The RGB value is 134, 106, 105: 134 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866A69?

The complementary color is #698586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866A69 color

#866A69 rgb(134, 106, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #866A69 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 41.6% green and 41.2% blue (134, 106, 105).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#866A69 color codes

HEX	`#866A69`
RGB	`rgb(134, 106, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 41.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.49, 10.97, 4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.49, 11.98, 23.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.535, 16.397, 15.603)`
Decimal	`8809065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866A69, 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 #866A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #866A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866a69; }
.text { color: #866a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 106 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866a69, #867969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866A69?: #866A69 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866A69?: The RGB value is 134, 106, 105: 134 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866A69?: The complementary color is #698586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.