What color is #868366?

#868366 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868366?

The RGB value is 134, 131, 102: 134 red, 131 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868366?

The complementary color is #666986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868366?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868366 color

#868366 rgb(134, 131, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868366 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.4% green and 40% blue (134, 131, 102).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#868366 color codes

HEX	`#868366`
RGB	`rgb(134, 131, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.3, -3.93, 16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.3, 16.6, 103.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.346, 22.261, 15.793)`
Decimal	`8815462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868366, 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 #868366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #868366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868366; }
.text { color: #868366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 131 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868366, #798666); }

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Questions

What color is #868366?: #868366 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868366?: The RGB value is 134, 131, 102: 134 red, 131 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868366?: The complementary color is #666986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868366?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.