What color is #867379?

#867379 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867379?

The RGB value is 134, 115, 121: 134 red, 115 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867379?

The complementary color is #738680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867379 color

#867379 rgb(134, 115, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867379 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 45.1% green and 47.5% blue (134, 115, 121).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#867379 color codes

HEX	`#867379`
RGB	`rgb(134, 115, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 45.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, 8.48, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 8.5, 356.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.413, 18.711, 20.674)`
Decimal	`8811385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867379, 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 #867379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #867379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867379; }
.text { color: #867379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 115 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867379, #867773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #867379?: #867379 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867379?: The RGB value is 134, 115, 121: 134 red, 115 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867379?: The complementary color is #738680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.