What color is #867369?

#867369 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867369?

The RGB value is 134, 115, 105: 134 red, 115 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867369?

The complementary color is #697C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867369 color

#867369 rgb(134, 115, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867369 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 45.1% green and 41.2% blue (134, 115, 105).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#867369 color codes

HEX	`#867369`
RGB	`rgb(134, 115, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 45.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, 5.7, 8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 10.04, 55.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.512, 18.35, 15.929)`
Decimal	`8811369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867369, 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 #867369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #867369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867369; }
.text { color: #867369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 115 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867369, #868269); }

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Questions

What color is #867369?: #867369 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867369?: The RGB value is 134, 115, 105: 134 red, 115 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867369?: The complementary color is #697C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.