What color is #867462?

#867462 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867462?

The RGB value is 134, 116, 98: 134 red, 116 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867462?

The complementary color is #627486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867462?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867462 color

#867462 rgb(134, 116, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #867462 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 45.5% green and 38.4% blue (134, 116, 98).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 27% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#867462 color codes

HEX	`#867462`
RGB	`rgb(134, 116, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 45.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, 4.02, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 13.17, 72.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.282, 18.442, 14.149)`
Decimal	`8811618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867462, 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 #867462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #867462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867462; }
.text { color: #867462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 116 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867462, #868662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #867462?: #867462 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867462?: The RGB value is 134, 116, 98: 134 red, 116 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867462?: The complementary color is #627486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867462?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.