What color is #867832?

#867832 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867832?

The RGB value is 134, 120, 50: 134 red, 120 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867832?

The complementary color is #324086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867832?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867832 color

#867832 rgb(134, 120, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #867832 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.1% green and 19.6% blue (134, 120, 50).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 46% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 63% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#867832 color codes

HEX	`#867832`
RGB	`rgb(134, 120, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 46%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 63%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 63%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.37, -3.69, 39.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.37, 39.66, 95.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.124, 18.732, 5.731)`
Decimal	`8812594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867832, 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 #867832	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867832 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #867832 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867832; }
.text { color: #867832; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867832; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 120 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867832, #6a8632); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #867832?: #867832 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867832?: The RGB value is 134, 120, 50: 134 red, 120 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867832?: The complementary color is #324086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867832?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.