What color is #867E63?

#867E63 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867E63?

The RGB value is 134, 126, 99: 134 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867E63?

The complementary color is #636B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867E63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867E63 color

#867E63 rgb(134, 126, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #867E63 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 49.4% green and 38.8% blue (134, 126, 99).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#867E63 color codes

HEX	`#867E63`
RGB	`rgb(134, 126, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 49.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.83, -1.56, 15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.83, 15.91, 95.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.545, 20.891, 14.805)`
Decimal	`8814179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867E63, 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 #867E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #867E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867e63; }
.text { color: #867e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 126 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867e63, #7d8663); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #867E63?: #867E63 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867E63?: The RGB value is 134, 126, 99: 134 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867E63?: The complementary color is #636B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867E63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.