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#866137 Color

#866137 is rgb(134, 97, 55) in RGB, hsl(32, 42%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 59%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coyote Brown (#81613C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#866137
HEX#866137
RGBrgb(134, 97, 55)
HSLhsl(32, 42%, 37%)
HSVhsv(32, 59%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 59%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.075 68.4)
LABlab(44.38% 11.86 29.87)
LCHlch(44.38% 32.13 68.35)

What #866137 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #866137, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#866137 Channel Values

How #866137 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 134 · G 97 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 42% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 59% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 59% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.56:1 vs white · 3.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #866137 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #866137

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #866137; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #866137

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #866137 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#866137
Protanopia#686837
Protanomaly#756637
Deuteranopia#6F6F34
Deuteranomaly#796A35
Tritanopia#895D5D
Tritanomaly#885F50
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #866137 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-866137: #866137;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #866137;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-866137': '#866137' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.380, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_866137">#866137</color>
SVG fillfill="#866137"

More Brown Colors

#866137 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#866137 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #866137?

#866137 is a dark brown — rgb(134, 97, 55) in RGB and hsl(32, 42%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coyote Brown (#81613C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.13.

What is the RGB value of #866137?

#866137 is rgb(134, 97, 55) — red 134, green 97, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #866137?

#866137 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 59%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #866137 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #866137 scores 5.56:1 against white and 3.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #866137 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #866137 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 20.13, which is visibly different.

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