Information about #86686A color

#86686A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#86686A falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(134, 104, 106) — 52.5% red, 40.8% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 11 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #86686A reads as a softly toned earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ferra (#876A68). Slightly further away sit Arabella (#85636E) and Falcon (#7F626D).

The recipe behind #86686A is rgb(134, 104, 106), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #86686A: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#86686A color variations

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#86686A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #86686A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Falcon color link
Falcon

#7F626D

Half Buffalo color link
Half Buffalo

#89756F

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Sand Dune color link
Sand Dune

#867665

Lye color link
Lye

#7F6B5D

Promise color link
Promise

#936962

Renaissance color link
Renaissance

#885A64

Triple Napa color link
Triple Napa

#807361

Riverstone color link
Riverstone

#797067

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#86686A
  • RGB134, 104, 106
  • CMYK0, 12, 11, 47
  • CSSrgb(134, 104, 106)
  • HSL356°, 13%, 47%
  • HSL Precise356°, 12.605%, 46.667%
  • HSV356°, 22%, 53%
  • HSB356°, 22%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.408, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.408, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.408, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID86686A
  • DECIMAL ID8808554
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01