What color is #868369?

#868369 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 #868369?

The RGB value is 134, 131, 105: 134 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868369?

The complementary color is #696C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868369 color

#868369 rgb(134, 131, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868369 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.4% green and 41.2% blue (134, 131, 105).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#868369 color codes

HEX	`#868369`
RGB	`rgb(134, 131, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.37, -3.46, 14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.37, 14.91, 103.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.498, 22.321, 16.59)`
Decimal	`8815465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868369, 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 #868369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #868369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868369; }
.text { color: #868369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 131 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868369, #7b8669); }

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Questions

What color is #868369?: #868369 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 #868369?: The RGB value is 134, 131, 105: 134 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868369?: The complementary color is #696C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.