What color is #86887B?

#86887B is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86887B?

The RGB value is 134, 136, 123: 134 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86887B?

The complementary color is #7D7B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86887B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86887B color

#86887B rgb(134, 136, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86887B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 53.3% green and 48.2% blue (134, 136, 123).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#86887B color codes

HEX	`#86887B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 136, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 53.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, -3.21, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 7.46, 115.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.21, 24.107, 22.218)`
Decimal	`8816763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86887B, 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 #86887B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86887B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #86887B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86887b; }
.text { color: #86887b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86887b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 136 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86887b, #80887b); }

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Questions

What color is #86887B?: #86887B is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86887B?: The RGB value is 134, 136, 123: 134 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86887B?: The complementary color is #7D7B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86887B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.