What color is #866C6F?

#866C6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866C6F?

The RGB value is 134, 108, 111: 134 red, 108 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866C6F?

The complementary color is #6C8683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866C6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866C6F color

#866C6F rgb(134, 108, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #866C6F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.4% green and 43.5% blue (134, 108, 111).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#866C6F color codes

HEX	`#866C6F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 108, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.19, 10.8, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.19, 11.03, 11.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.063, 16.942, 17.354)`
Decimal	`8809583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866C6F, 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 #866C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #866C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866c6f; }
.text { color: #866c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 108 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866c6f, #86766c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866C6F?: #866C6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866C6F?: The RGB value is 134, 108, 111: 134 red, 108 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866C6F?: The complementary color is #6C8683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866C6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.