What color is #866E5B?

#866E5B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866E5B?

The RGB value is 134, 110, 91: 134 red, 110 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866E5B?

The complementary color is #5B7386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866E5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866E5B color

#866E5B rgb(134, 110, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #866E5B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 43.1% green and 35.7% blue (134, 110, 91).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 32% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nut Cracker (#816C5B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#866E5B color codes

HEX	`#866E5B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 110, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 43.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 32%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.23, 6.49, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.23, 15.58, 65.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.296, 16.976, 12.261)`
Decimal	`8810075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866E5B, 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 #866E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866E5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #866E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866e5b; }
.text { color: #866e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 110 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866e5b, #86845b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866E5B?: #866E5B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866E5B?: The RGB value is 134, 110, 91: 134 red, 110 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866E5B?: The complementary color is #5B7386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866E5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.