What color is #867372?

#867372 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867372?

The RGB value is 134, 115, 114: 134 red, 115 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867372?

The complementary color is #728586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867372 color

#867372 rgb(134, 115, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867372 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 45.1% green and 44.7% blue (134, 115, 114).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#867372 color codes

HEX	`#867372`
RGB	`rgb(134, 115, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 45.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, 7.22, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 7.93, 24.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.999, 18.545, 18.495)`
Decimal	`8811378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867372, 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 #867372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #867372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867372; }
.text { color: #867372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 115 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867372, #867d72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #867372?: #867372 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867372?: The RGB value is 134, 115, 114: 134 red, 115 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867372?: The complementary color is #728586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.