What color is #867660?

#867660 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867660?

The RGB value is 134, 118, 96: 134 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867660?

The complementary color is #607086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867660?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867660 color

#867660 rgb(134, 118, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #867660 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 46.3% green and 37.6% blue (134, 118, 96).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#867660 color codes

HEX	`#867660`
RGB	`rgb(134, 118, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 46.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.54, 2.57, 14.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.54, 14.64, 79.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.421, 18.87, 13.736)`
Decimal	`8812128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867660, 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 #867660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #867660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867660; }
.text { color: #867660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 118 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867660, #838660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #867660?: #867660 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867660?: The RGB value is 134, 118, 96: 134 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867660?: The complementary color is #607086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867660?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.