What color is #868163?

#868163 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868163?

The RGB value is 134, 129, 99: 134 red, 129 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868163?

The complementary color is #636886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868163?

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.

#868163 color

#868163 rgb(134, 129, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868163 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 50.6% green and 38.8% blue (134, 129, 99).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#868163 color codes

HEX	`#868163`
RGB	`rgb(134, 129, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 50.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.68, -3.26, 16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.68, 17.3, 100.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.934, 21.67, 14.935)`
Decimal	`8814947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868163, 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 #868163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868163 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 #868163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868163; }
.text { color: #868163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 129 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868163, #798663); }

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Questions

What color is #868163?: #868163 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868163?: The RGB value is 134, 129, 99: 134 red, 129 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868163?: The complementary color is #636886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868163?: 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.