What color is #866E68?

#866E68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866E68?

The RGB value is 134, 110, 104: 134 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866E68?

The complementary color is #688086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866E68 color

#866E68 rgb(134, 110, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #866E68 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 43.1% green and 40.8% blue (134, 110, 104).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#866E68 color codes

HEX	`#866E68`
RGB	`rgb(134, 110, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 43.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.54, 8.46, 6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.54, 10.91, 39.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.906, 17.22, 15.475)`
Decimal	`8810088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866E68, 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 #866E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #866E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866e68; }
.text { color: #866e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 110 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866e68, #867d68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #866E68?: #866E68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866E68?: The RGB value is 134, 110, 104: 134 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866E68?: The complementary color is #688086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.