What color is #866D61?

#866D61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866D61?

The RGB value is 134, 109, 97: 134 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866D61?

The complementary color is #617A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866D61 color

#866D61 rgb(134, 109, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #866D61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.7% green and 38% blue (134, 109, 97).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#866D61 color codes

HEX	`#866D61`
RGB	`rgb(134, 109, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, 7.95, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 13.11, 52.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.458, 16.869, 13.643)`
Decimal	`8809825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866D61, 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 #866D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #866D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866d61; }
.text { color: #866d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 109 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866d61, #868061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866D61?: #866D61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866D61?: The RGB value is 134, 109, 97: 134 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866D61?: The complementary color is #617A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.