What color is #867863?

#867863 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 #867863?

The RGB value is 134, 120, 99: 134 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867863?

The complementary color is #637186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867863?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867863 color

#867863 rgb(134, 120, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #867863 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.1% green and 38.8% blue (134, 120, 99).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#867863 color codes

HEX	`#867863`
RGB	`rgb(134, 120, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.16, 1.86, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.16, 13.65, 82.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.8, 19.403, 14.557)`
Decimal	`8812643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867863, 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 #867863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #867863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867863; }
.text { color: #867863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 120 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867863, #838663); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #867863?: #867863 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 #867863?: The RGB value is 134, 120, 99: 134 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867863?: The complementary color is #637186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867863?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.