What color is #868961?

#868961 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868961?

The RGB value is 134, 137, 97: 134 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868961?

The complementary color is #646189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868961 color

#868961 rgb(134, 137, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868961 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 53.7% green and 38% blue (134, 137, 97).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#868961 color codes

HEX	`#868961`
RGB	`rgb(134, 137, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 53.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 29%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.91, -8, 21.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.91, 22.61, 110.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.935, 23.823, 14.802)`
Decimal	`8816993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868961, 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 #868961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #868961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868961; }
.text { color: #868961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 137 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868961, #728961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #868961?: #868961 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868961?: The RGB value is 134, 137, 97: 134 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868961?: The complementary color is #646189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.