What color is #867575?

#867575 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867575?

The RGB value is 134, 117, 117: 134 red, 117 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867575?

The complementary color is #758686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867575?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867575 color

#867575 rgb(134, 117, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867575 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 45.9% green and 45.9% blue (134, 117, 117).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#867575 color codes

HEX	`#867575`
RGB	`rgb(134, 117, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 45.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, 6.58, 2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 7.01, 20.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.403, 19.076, 19.486)`
Decimal	`8811893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867575, 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 #867575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #867575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867575; }
.text { color: #867575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 117 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867575, #867e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #867575?: #867575 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867575?: The RGB value is 134, 117, 117: 134 red, 117 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867575?: The complementary color is #758686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867575?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.