What color is #867271?

#867271 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867271?

The RGB value is 134, 114, 113: 134 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867271?

The complementary color is #718586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867271 color

#867271 rgb(134, 114, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867271 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 44.7% green and 44.3% blue (134, 114, 113).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#867271 color codes

HEX	`#867271`
RGB	`rgb(134, 114, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 44.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, 7.63, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 8.37, 24.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.829, 18.296, 18.159)`
Decimal	`8811121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867271, 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 #867271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#867271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #867271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867271; }
.text { color: #867271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 114 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867271, #867d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #867271?: #867271 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867271?: The RGB value is 134, 114, 113: 134 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867271?: The complementary color is #718586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.