What color is #868162?

#868162 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868162?

The RGB value is 134, 129, 98: 134 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868162?

The complementary color is #626786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868162?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868162 color

#868162 rgb(134, 129, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868162 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 50.6% green and 38.4% blue (134, 129, 98).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#868162 color codes

HEX	`#868162`
RGB	`rgb(134, 129, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 50.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.65, -3.41, 17.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.65, 17.86, 100.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.886, 21.651, 14.684)`
Decimal	`8814946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868162, 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 #868162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #868162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868162; }
.text { color: #868162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 129 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868162, #798662); }

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Questions

What color is #868162?: #868162 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868162?: The RGB value is 134, 129, 98: 134 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868162?: The complementary color is #626786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868162?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.