What color is #868374?

#868374 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868374?

The RGB value is 134, 131, 116: 134 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868374?

The complementary color is #747786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868374 color

#868374 rgb(134, 131, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868374 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.4% green and 45.5% blue (134, 131, 116).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#868374 color codes

HEX	`#868374`
RGB	`rgb(134, 131, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, -1.64, 8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 8.67, 100.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.1, 22.562, 19.763)`
Decimal	`8815476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868374, 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 #868374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #868374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868374; }
.text { color: #868374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 131 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868374, #808674); }

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Questions

What color is #868374?: #868374 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868374?: The RGB value is 134, 131, 116: 134 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868374?: The complementary color is #747786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.