What color is #867E5D?

#867E5D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867E5D?

The RGB value is 134, 126, 93: 134 red, 126 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867E5D?

The complementary color is #5D6586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867E5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867E5D color

#867E5D rgb(134, 126, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #867E5D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 49.4% green and 36.5% blue (134, 126, 93).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% 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 5.16:1).

#867E5D color codes

HEX	`#867E5D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 126, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 49.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.71, -2.44, 19.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.71, 19.26, 97.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.268, 20.781, 13.35)`
Decimal	`8814173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867E5D, 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 #867E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #867E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867e5d; }
.text { color: #867e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 126 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867e5d, #79865d); }

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Questions

What color is #867E5D?: #867E5D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867E5D?: The RGB value is 134, 126, 93: 134 red, 126 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867E5D?: The complementary color is #5D6586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867E5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.