What color is #868A67?

#868A67 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 #868A67?

The RGB value is 134, 138, 103: 134 red, 138 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868A67?

The complementary color is #6B678A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868A67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868A67 color

#868A67 rgb(134, 138, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868A67 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.1% green and 40.4% blue (134, 138, 103).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#868A67 color codes

HEX	`#868A67`
RGB	`rgb(134, 138, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.31, -7.66, 18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.31, 19.85, 112.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.368, 24.225, 16.379)`
Decimal	`8817255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868A67, 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 #868A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #868A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868a67; }
.text { color: #868a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 138 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868a67, #758a67); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868A67?: #868A67 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 #868A67?: The RGB value is 134, 138, 103: 134 red, 138 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868A67?: The complementary color is #6B678A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868A67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.