What color is #866D74?

#866D74 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866D74?

The RGB value is 134, 109, 116: 134 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866D74?

The complementary color is #6D867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866D74 color

#866D74 rgb(134, 109, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #866D74 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.7% green and 45.5% blue (134, 109, 116).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#866D74 color codes

HEX	`#866D74`
RGB	`rgb(134, 109, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, 11.09, -0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 11.09, 359.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.452, 17.267, 18.88)`
Decimal	`8809844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866D74, 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 #866D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #866D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866d74; }
.text { color: #866d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 109 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866d74, #86726d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866D74?: #866D74 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866D74?: The RGB value is 134, 109, 116: 134 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866D74?: The complementary color is #6D867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.