What color is #866B7E?

#866B7E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866B7E?

The RGB value is 134, 107, 126: 134 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866B7E?

The complementary color is #6B8673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866B7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866B7E color

#866B7E rgb(134, 107, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #866B7E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42% green and 49.4% blue (134, 107, 126).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 6% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#866B7E color codes

HEX	`#866B7E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 107, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 6%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.37, 14.13, -6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.37, 15.53, 335.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.855, 17.091, 22.04)`
Decimal	`8809342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866B7E, 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 #866B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #866B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866b7e; }
.text { color: #866b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 107 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866b7e, #866b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #866B7E?: #866B7E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866B7E?: The RGB value is 134, 107, 126: 134 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866B7E?: The complementary color is #6B8673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866B7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.