What color is #868455?

#868455 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868455?

The RGB value is 134, 132, 85: 134 red, 132 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868455?

The complementary color is #555786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868455?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868455 color

#868455 rgb(134, 132, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868455 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.8% green and 33.3% blue (134, 132, 85).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 37% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#868455 color codes

HEX	`#868455`
RGB	`rgb(134, 132, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 37%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.27, -6.86, 25.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.27, 26.58, 104.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.723, 22.227, 11.844)`
Decimal	`8815701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868455, 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 #868455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #868455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868455; }
.text { color: #868455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 132 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868455, #708655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #868455?: #868455 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868455?: The RGB value is 134, 132, 85: 134 red, 132 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868455?: The complementary color is #555786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868455?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.