What color is #868C4C?

#868C4C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868C4C?

The RGB value is 134, 140, 76: 134 red, 140 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868C4C?

The complementary color is #524C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868C4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868C4C color

#868C4C rgb(134, 140, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868C4C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.9% green and 29.8% blue (134, 140, 76).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 30% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#868C4C color codes

HEX	`#868C4C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 140, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 30%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 46%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 46%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.43, -12.29, 33.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.43, 35.5, 110.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.514, 24.347, 10.455)`
Decimal	`8817740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868C4C, 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 #868C4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868C4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #868C4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868c4c; }
.text { color: #868c4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868c4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 140 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868c4c, #668c4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #868C4C?: #868C4C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868C4C?: The RGB value is 134, 140, 76: 134 red, 140 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868C4C?: The complementary color is #524C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868C4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.