What color is #867B6B?

#867B6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867B6B?

The RGB value is 134, 123, 107: 134 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867B6B?

The complementary color is #6B7686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867B6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867B6B color

#867B6B rgb(134, 123, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867B6B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 48.2% green and 42% blue (134, 123, 107).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% 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 5.06:1).

#867B6B color codes

HEX	`#867B6B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 123, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 48.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.17, 1.4, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.17, 10.37, 82.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.568, 20.296, 16.794)`
Decimal	`8813419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867B6B, 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 #867B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #867B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867b6b; }
.text { color: #867b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 123 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867b6b, #84866b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #867B6B?: #867B6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867B6B?: The RGB value is 134, 123, 107: 134 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867B6B?: The complementary color is #6B7686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867B6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.