What color is #867C53?

#867C53 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867C53?

The RGB value is 134, 124, 83: 134 red, 124 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867C53?

The complementary color is #535D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867C53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867C53 color

#867C53 rgb(134, 124, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #867C53 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 48.6% green and 32.5% blue (134, 124, 83).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#867C53 color codes

HEX	`#867C53`
RGB	`rgb(134, 124, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 48.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.96, -2.64, 23.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.96, 23.94, 96.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.601, 20.109, 11.083)`
Decimal	`8813651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867C53, 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 #867C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #867C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867c53; }
.text { color: #867c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 124 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867c53, #778653); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #867C53?: #867C53 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867C53?: The RGB value is 134, 124, 83: 134 red, 124 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867C53?: The complementary color is #535D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867C53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.