What color is #868564?

#868564 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 #868564?

The RGB value is 134, 133, 100: 134 red, 133 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868564?

The complementary color is #646586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868564?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868564 color

#868564 rgb(134, 133, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868564 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 52.2% green and 39.2% blue (134, 133, 100).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#868564 color codes

HEX	`#868564`
RGB	`rgb(134, 133, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 52.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.83, -5.35, 17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.83, 18.77, 106.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.519, 22.764, 15.367)`
Decimal	`8815972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868564, 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 #868564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #868564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868564; }
.text { color: #868564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 133 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868564, #768664); }

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Questions

What color is #868564?: #868564 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 #868564?: The RGB value is 134, 133, 100: 134 red, 133 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868564?: The complementary color is #646586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868564?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.