What color is #86736C?

#86736C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86736C?

The RGB value is 134, 115, 108: 134 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86736C?

The complementary color is #6C7F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86736C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86736C color

#86736C rgb(134, 115, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86736C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 45.1% green and 42.4% blue (134, 115, 108).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#86736C color codes

HEX	`#86736C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 115, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 45.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, 6.19, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 9.05, 46.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.669, 18.413, 16.755)`
Decimal	`8811372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86736C, 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 #86736C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86736C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #86736C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86736c; }
.text { color: #86736c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86736c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 115 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86736c, #86806c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #86736C?: #86736C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86736C?: The RGB value is 134, 115, 108: 134 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86736C?: The complementary color is #6C7F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86736C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.