What color is #866B7A?

#866B7A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866B7A?

The RGB value is 134, 107, 122: 134 red, 107 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866B7A?

The complementary color is #6B8677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866B7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866B7A color

#866B7A rgb(134, 107, 122)

Shades of pink

The hex color #866B7A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42% green and 47.8% blue (134, 107, 122).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#866B7A color codes

HEX	`#866B7A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 107, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, 13.37, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 14.03, 342.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.602, 16.989, 20.708)`
Decimal	`8809338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866B7A, 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 #866B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	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 #866B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866b7a; }
.text { color: #866b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 107 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866b7a, #866b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #866B7A?: #866B7A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866B7A?: The RGB value is 134, 107, 122: 134 red, 107 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866B7A?: The complementary color is #6B8677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866B7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.