What color is #868571?

#868571 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868571?

The RGB value is 134, 133, 113: 134 red, 133 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868571?

The complementary color is #717286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868571 color

#868571 rgb(134, 133, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868571 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 52.2% green and 44.3% blue (134, 133, 113).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#868571 color codes

HEX	`#868571`
RGB	`rgb(134, 133, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 52.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.11, -3.28, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.11, 11.42, 106.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.199, 23.036, 18.949)`
Decimal	`8815985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868571, 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 #868571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #868571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868571; }
.text { color: #868571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 133 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868571, #7d8671); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868571?: #868571 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868571?: The RGB value is 134, 133, 113: 134 red, 133 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868571?: The complementary color is #717286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.