What color is #868263?

#868263 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868263?

The RGB value is 134, 130, 99: 134 red, 130 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868263?

The complementary color is #636786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868263?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868263 color

#868263 rgb(134, 130, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868263 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51% green and 38.8% blue (134, 130, 99).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% 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 5.39:1).

#868263 color codes

HEX	`#868263`
RGB	`rgb(134, 130, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, -3.82, 17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 17.79, 102.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.066, 21.935, 14.979)`
Decimal	`8815203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868263, 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 #868263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #868263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868263; }
.text { color: #868263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 130 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868263, #798663); }

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Questions

What color is #868263?: #868263 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868263?: The RGB value is 134, 130, 99: 134 red, 130 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868263?: The complementary color is #636786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868263?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.