What color is #867E6C?

#867E6C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867E6C?

The RGB value is 134, 126, 108: 134 red, 126 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867E6C?

The complementary color is #6C7486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867E6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867E6C color

#867E6C rgb(134, 126, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #867E6C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 49.4% green and 42.4% blue (134, 126, 108).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#867E6C color codes

HEX	`#867E6C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 126, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 49.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.03, -0.15, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.03, 10.91, 90.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.999, 21.073, 17.198)`
Decimal	`8814188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867E6C, 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 #867E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #867E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867e6c; }
.text { color: #867e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 126 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867e6c, #81866c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #867E6C?: #867E6C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867E6C?: The RGB value is 134, 126, 108: 134 red, 126 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867E6C?: The complementary color is #6C7486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867E6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.