What color is #866D5C?

#866D5C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866D5C?

The RGB value is 134, 109, 92: 134 red, 109 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866D5C?

The complementary color is #5C7586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866D5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866D5C color

#866D5C rgb(134, 109, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #866D5C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.7% green and 36.1% blue (134, 109, 92).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#866D5C color codes

HEX	`#866D5C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 109, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.98, 7.21, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.98, 15.07, 61.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.232, 16.779, 12.454)`
Decimal	`8809820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866D5C, 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 #866D5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866D5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #866D5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866d5c; }
.text { color: #866d5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866d5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 109 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866d5c, #86825c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866D5C?: #866D5C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866D5C?: The RGB value is 134, 109, 92: 134 red, 109 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866D5C?: The complementary color is #5C7586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866D5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.