What color is #86877B?

#86877B is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86877B?

The RGB value is 134, 135, 123: 134 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86877B?

The complementary color is #7C7B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86877B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86877B color

#86877B rgb(134, 135, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86877B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 52.9% green and 48.2% blue (134, 135, 123).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#86877B color codes

HEX	`#86877B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 135, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 52.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 9%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.91, -2.65, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.91, 6.86, 112.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.07, 23.826, 22.171)`
Decimal	`8816507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86877B, 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 #86877B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86877B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #86877B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86877b; }
.text { color: #86877b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86877b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 135 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86877b, #80877b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86877B?: #86877B is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86877B?: The RGB value is 134, 135, 123: 134 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86877B?: The complementary color is #7C7B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86877B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.