What color is #866B66?

#866B66 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866B66?

The RGB value is 134, 107, 102: 134 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866B66?

The complementary color is #668186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866B66 color

#866B66 rgb(134, 107, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #866B66 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42% green and 40% blue (134, 107, 102).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#866B66 color codes

HEX	`#866B66`
RGB	`rgb(134, 107, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.68, 9.9, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.68, 12.05, 34.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.488, 16.544, 14.84)`
Decimal	`8809318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866B66, 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 #866B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #866B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866b66; }
.text { color: #866b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 107 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866b66, #867b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866B66?: #866B66 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866B66?: The RGB value is 134, 107, 102: 134 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866B66?: The complementary color is #668186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.