What color is #866E61?

#866E61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866E61?

The RGB value is 134, 110, 97: 134 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866E61?

The complementary color is #617986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866E61 color

#866E61 rgb(134, 110, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #866E61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 43.1% green and 38% blue (134, 110, 97).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 28% 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 4.75:1).

#866E61 color codes

HEX	`#866E61`
RGB	`rgb(134, 110, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 43.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.37, 7.36, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.37, 13.08, 55.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.565, 17.084, 13.679)`
Decimal	`8810081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866E61, 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 #866E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #866E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866e61; }
.text { color: #866e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 110 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866e61, #868161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866E61?: #866E61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866E61?: The RGB value is 134, 110, 97: 134 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866E61?: The complementary color is #617986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.