What color is #867173?

#867173 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867173?

The RGB value is 134, 113, 115: 134 red, 113 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867173?

The complementary color is #718684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867173?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867173 color

#867173 rgb(134, 113, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867173 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 44.3% green and 45.1% blue (134, 113, 115).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#867173 color codes

HEX	`#867173`
RGB	`rgb(134, 113, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 44.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.64, 8.56, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.64, 8.78, 12.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.831, 18.117, 18.721)`
Decimal	`8810867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867173, 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 #867173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#867173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	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 #867173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867173; }
.text { color: #867173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 113 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867173, #867a71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #867173?: #867173 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867173?: The RGB value is 134, 113, 115: 134 red, 113 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867173?: The complementary color is #718684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867173?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.