What color is #867C63?

#867C63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867C63?

The RGB value is 134, 124, 99: 134 red, 124 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867C63?

The complementary color is #636D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867C63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867C63 color

#867C63 rgb(134, 124, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #867C63 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 48.6% green and 38.8% blue (134, 124, 99).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#867C63 color codes

HEX	`#867C63`
RGB	`rgb(134, 124, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 48.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.27, -0.43, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.27, 15.06, 91.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.291, 20.385, 14.72)`
Decimal	`8813667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867C63, 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 #867C63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867C63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #867C63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867c63; }
.text { color: #867c63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867c63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 124 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867c63, #7f8663); }

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Questions

What color is #867C63?: #867C63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867C63?: The RGB value is 134, 124, 99: 134 red, 124 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867C63?: The complementary color is #636D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867C63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.