What color is #866C57?

#866C57 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866C57?

The RGB value is 134, 108, 87: 134 red, 108 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866C57?

The complementary color is #577186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866C57 color

#866C57 rgb(134, 108, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #866C57 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.4% green and 34.1% blue (134, 108, 87).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 35% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#866C57 color codes

HEX	`#866C57`
RGB	`rgb(134, 108, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 35%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 35%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, 7.1, 15.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 17.19, 65.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.915, 16.482, 11.305)`
Decimal	`8809559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866C57, 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 #866C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #866C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866c57; }
.text { color: #866c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 108 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866c57, #868457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866C57?: #866C57 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866C57?: The RGB value is 134, 108, 87: 134 red, 108 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866C57?: The complementary color is #577186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.